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crouch
(krouch)v. crouched, crouch·ing, crouch·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys.
b. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey.
2. To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.
v.tr.
To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
n.
The act or posture of bending low or crouching.
[Middle English crouchen, probably from Old North French *crouchir, to become bent, variant of Old French crochir, from croche, hook; see crochet.]
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crouch
(kraʊtʃ)vb
1. (intr) to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
2. (intr) to cringe, as in humility or fear
3. (tr) to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
n
the act of stooping or bending
[C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook]
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crouch
(kraʊtʃ)v.i.
1. to stoop low with the knees bent.
2. to bend close to the ground preparing to spring, as a cat.
3. to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
v.t. 4. to bend (the head or body) low.
n. 5. the act of crouching.
[1175–1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps b. couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook1]
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crouch
Past participle: crouched
Gerund: crouching
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| Noun | 1. |  crouch - the act of bending low with the limbs close to the bodybending - the act of bending something |
| Verb | 1. |  crouch - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"squinch - crouch down |
| 2. | crouch - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" |
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crouch
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crouch
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Translations
يَجْثُـميَرْبِضُيَلْبِدُ ، يرقُدُ استعدادا للهُجوم
krčit sepřikrčit se
krybe sammenligge på spring
kyyristyä
accroupirs’accroupir
čučnuti
leguggol
hnipra sig samansitja á hækjum sínum
うずくまる
웅크리다
glūdotipritūptitūnotitupėti
pieplaktpietuptiestupēt
prikrčiť sa
počenitiprihuliti se
huka (sig) ner
หมอบลง
çömelmekyere yapışmak
cúi xuống
crouch
[kraʊtʃ] VI (also crouch down) [person] → agacharse, ponerse en cuclillas; [animal] → agazaparseCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
crouch
[ˈkraʊtʃ] vi (also crouch down) (= squat down) [person] → s'accroupir; (in order to hide) [person, animal] → se tapir
[animal] (before attacking) → se ramasser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
crouch
n → Hocke f; (of animal) → Kauerstellung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crouch
(krautʃ) verb1. to stand with the knees well bent; to squat. He crouched behind the bush.
2. (of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc. The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.
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crouch
→ يَرْبِضُ přikrčit se krybe sammen ducken (sich) κάθομαι ανακούρκουδα agacharse, ponerse en cuclillas kyyristyä s’accroupir čučnuti accovacciarsi うずくまる 웅크리다 hurken huke (seg) ned przykucnąć agachar-se присесть huka (sig) ner หมอบลง çömelmek cúi xuống 蹲下Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009