Thesaurus: crouch

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1. v. i. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.
2. v. i. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
3. v. t. To sign with the cross; to bless.
4. v. t. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
5. n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
6. v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
7. v. sit on one's heels
8. 1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear. Now crouch like a cur. Beau. & Fl. 2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A crouching purpose." Wordsworth. Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor Shak. 1. To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. She folded her arms across her chest, And crouched her head upon her breast. Colerige.
9. n:10/v:90 n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down