crouched

crouch

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krouch]
- /kraʊtʃ/
- /kraʊtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krouch]
- /kraʊtʃ/

Definitions of crouched word

verb without object crouched to stoop or bend low. 1
verb without object crouched to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear. 1
verb without object crouched to bow or stoop servilely; cringe. 1
verb with object crouched to bend low. 1
noun crouched the act of crouching. 1
noun crouched Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross. 1

See all 7 definitions of crouched

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Origin of crouched

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

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Parts of speech for Crouched

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crouched

crouched 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for crouched

adjective crouched

squatty — short and thick; low and broad.
bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
low-lying — lying near sea level or the ground surface. low-lying land.
rock-bottom — at the lowest possible limit or level; extremely low: rock-bottom prices.
low — to utter by or as by lowing.

All 5 Synonyms of crouched

Antonyms for crouched

verb crouched

faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .
stretched — 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.

All 4 Antonyms of crouched