crouch

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. Source: opted

2. v. i. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. Source: opted

3. v. t. To sign with the cross; to bless. Source: opted

4. v. t. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. Source: opted

5. n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body Source: wordnet

6. v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down Source: wordnet

7. v. sit on one's heels Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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