crouch
/kraʊtʃ/
verb
- To bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground, often to hide, get ready to move, or pick something up.
- The player crouched behind the couch to surprise his sister.
- The cat crouched low in the grass, ready to pounce on the mouse.
- She crouched down to tie her shoelaces.
Antonyms
noun
- A position in which the knees are bent and the body is lowered close to the ground.
- The soldier held a crouch behind the wall to stay out of sight.
- The photographer waited in a crouch to get the perfect shot of the bird.
- He got into a crouch to lift the heavy box safely.