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- [krouch]
- /kraʊtʃ/
- /kraʊtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [krouch]
- /kraʊtʃ/
Definitions of crouch word
- verb crouch If you are crouching, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly. 3
- verb crouch Crouch is also a noun. 3
- verb crouch Crouch down means the same as crouch. 3
- verb crouch If you crouch over something, you bend over it so that you are very near to it. 3
- verb crouch to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce 3
- verb crouch to cringe, as in humility or fear 3
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Origin of crouch
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English crouchen, perhaps blend of couchen to lie down (see couch) and croken to crook1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crouch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crouch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crouch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crouch
verb crouch
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- squat — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
- cower — If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
- grovel — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
Antonyms for crouch
verb crouch
- straighten — make straight
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet — greatest lower bound
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