crouch

Определение crouch в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A bent or stooped position
The cat waited in a crouch, hidden behind the hedge.; To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe; A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to crouch; To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear; To sign with the cross; bless; To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear
Archer and Jacob jumped up from behind the mound where they had been crouching with the intention of springing upon their mother unexpectedly, and they all began to walk slowly home.; A cross; {v} to stoop low, bend, cringe, cross; To sign with the cross; to bless; the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body; the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body 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; To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear; If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly. We were crouching in the bushes The man was crouched behind the Mercedes. = squat Crouch is also a noun. They walked in a crouch, each bent over close to the ground. Crouch down means the same as crouch. He crouched down and reached under the mattress He crouched down beside him; {f} bend down, stoop down; cringe, bow low; 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; {i} act of stooping or bending low, act of crouching; 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"; sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
crouched: Simple past tense and past participle of crouch
crouching: The action of the verb crouch
crouch down: squinch
crouched: squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down
crouched: Simple past and past participle of crouch
crouched: Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross
crouched: Marked with the sign of the cross
crouched: squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
crouched: huddled
crouching: present participle of crouch
crouching: That crouches or crouch
crouching: squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"

crouch

Турецкое произношение

krauç

Синонимы

bend, bend down, bow, cower, dip, duck, grovel, huddle, hunch, hunker down, kneel, quail, quat, scrooch down, squat

Антонимы

stretch

Произношение

/ˈkrouʧ/ /ˈkraʊʧ/

Этимология

[ 'krauch ] (verb.) 14th century. From Middle English crouche, cruche, from Old English crūċ (“cross”). Compare Old Saxon krūci (“cross”), Old High German chrūzi (“cross”).