The meaning of CROUCH is to lower the body stance especially by bending the legs. How to use crouch in a sentence.

CROUCHING definition: 1. present participle of crouch 2. to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to…. Learn more.

CROUCH definition: to stoop or bend low. See examples of crouch used in a sentence.

If you crouch, you bend your legs so that you are close to the ground. We were crouching in the bushes.

Definition of crouch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English crouch /kraʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive] 1 (also crouch down) to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely → squat He …

1. a. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys. b. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey. 2. To …

The lion crouched in the tall grass, waiting to attack the gazelle. The runner was in a tense crouch, waiting for the signal to start the race.

CROUCH meaning: 1. to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward…. Learn more.

to stoop low with the knees bent: He crouched down and began to whisper in his little boy's ear. Animal Behavior to bend close to the ground preparing to spring, as a cat does. the act of crouching: The …