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English noun: crouch | |||
| 1. | crouch (act) the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bending | ||
English verb: crouch | |||
| 1. | crouch (motion) bend one's back forward from the waist on down | ||
| Samples | He crouched down. She bowed before the Queen. The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse. | ||
| Synonyms | bend, bow, stoop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cower, huddle, squinch | ||
| Entail | change posture | ||
| 2. | crouch (contact) sit on one's heels | ||
| Samples | In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting. The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm. | ||
| Examples | The children crouch in the rocking chair, There crouch some children in the rocking chair | ||
| Synonyms | hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sit, sit down | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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