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crouch

verb [I]
 
 
/kraʊtʃ/

Definition

to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly: She saw him coming and crouched (down) behind a bush.Sitting and standingNot holding the body uprightReclining crouch
 
 
noun [S]
(Definition of crouch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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