Crouch
verb
To bend your legs and lower your body close to the ground.
The cat crouched ready to pounce on the mouse.
Often appears as...
- crouch down
- crouch low
verb
To try to avoid attention or hide the presence.
He crouched behind the bush to avoid being seen by the policemen.
Often appears as...
- crouch behind
- crouch in fear
noun
A position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to defend oneself.
He adopted a crouch to defend himself from the punch.
Often appears as...
- defensive crouch
- in a crouch
verb
To bend your legs and lower your body close to the ground.
The cat crouched ready to pounce on the mouse.
Often appears as...
- crouch down
- crouch low
verb
To try to avoid attention or hide the presence.
He crouched behind the bush to avoid being seen by the policemen.
Often appears as...
- crouch behind
- crouch in fear
noun
A position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to defend oneself.
He adopted a crouch to defend himself from the punch.
Often appears as...
- defensive crouch
- in a crouch
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical readiness
Indicates preparing your body, usually for quick action or movement.
The goalkeeper crouched, ready for the penalty kick.
Pro Tip 2/3Discomfort implied
Can suggest an uncomfortable or unnatural position due to lack of space.
Passengers had to crouch in the tiny cabin during the storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for long
Used for a temporary posture, not meant to be held for a long period.
She crouched to tie her shoelace and then stood up.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical readiness
Indicates preparing your body, usually for quick action or movement.
The goalkeeper crouched, ready for the penalty kick.
Pro Tip 2/3Discomfort implied
Can suggest an uncomfortable or unnatural position due to lack of space.
Passengers had to crouch in the tiny cabin during the storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for long
Used for a temporary posture, not meant to be held for a long period.
She crouched to tie her shoelace and then stood up.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical readiness
Indicates preparing your body, usually for quick action or movement.
The goalkeeper crouched, ready for the penalty kick.
Pro Tip 2/3Discomfort implied
Can suggest an uncomfortable or unnatural position due to lack of space.
Passengers had to crouch in the tiny cabin during the storm.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for long
Used for a temporary posture, not meant to be held for a long period.
She crouched to tie her shoelace and then stood up.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
holding a crouch pattern where she's gonna start getting muscle fatigue she's sitting down her bum is down on the ground and she's just waiting to see which way is gonna be bit and I think what she's hoping is that the scrum here goes into deeper grass that is a little bit more difficult for her to be spotted and that's when she'll start moving at the moment she's got very little cover
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A stellar history of...
crouched down and cold and keeping the telescope perfectly pointed so he could take this precious picture of the universe. His operator wandered into the dome at one point just to check on him and see how things were going. And as the operator stepped through the door of the dome,
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Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
whenever dust storms are observed on Mars dust devils are often present leaving long dark trails on the planet's dusty surface it looks like a tornado so instinctively you're thinking it's a tornado everyone feels pretty embarrassed after that they crouch down
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Best Lion Moments Part 2...
dr flip stander's great passion is lions he studies them tracks them and even things like them that was a print that was a print they definitely crouched down and they and you can see the feet placement are very careful you can almost see the toes are sort of
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"Where Love Is Illegal":...
if this was my brother, or if this was my son, would I be okay with this image appearing on the front page of a newspaper? So, all of these things went through my mind as I was crouching down over this filthy floor with a camera raised to my eye.
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The Price of Adventure PIPE...
imagine it was it was truly a magical mountain environment alex lowe's family climbed to base camp on the mountain to pay their final respects and see his body he was still curled in the protective crouch climbers are trained to assume to
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Animal Danger! Cheetah...
mother cheetah sees danger she lets out a deep growl I tried to do the same the Cubs responded by crouching still prepared for a sudden - to safety I was so relieved to see that my mimicry worked with taki and sambal it meant
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The myth of Anansi, the...
Crouching at Nyame’s feet, Anansi shouted at the top of his lungs that he had come to take ownership of the world’s stories. Looking down from his golden stool, Nyame hooted with laughter at the spider’s absurd request.
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Lions Thriving in a...
dr. flips standards great passion his lies he studies them tracks them and even things like them that was a print that was a pregnant they definitely crouch down and they and you can see the feet placement are very
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Raging Momma Elephant PIPE...
here's what you should consider you're on an African safari crouched down behind your overturned vehicle and trapped by one of the most protected
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
holding a crouch pattern where she's gonna start getting muscle fatigue she's sitting down her bum is down on the ground and she's just waiting to see which way is gonna be bit and I think what she's hoping is that the scrum here goes into deeper grass that is a little bit more difficult for her to be spotted and that's when she'll start moving at the moment she's got very little cover
Video examples
A stellar history of...
crouched down and cold and keeping the telescope perfectly pointed so he could take this precious picture of the universe. His operator wandered into the dome at one point just to check on him and see how things were going. And as the operator stepped through the door of the dome,
Video examples
Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
whenever dust storms are observed on Mars dust devils are often present leaving long dark trails on the planet's dusty surface it looks like a tornado so instinctively you're thinking it's a tornado everyone feels pretty embarrassed after that they crouch down
Video examples
Best Lion Moments Part 2...
dr flip stander's great passion is lions he studies them tracks them and even things like them that was a print that was a print they definitely crouched down and they and you can see the feet placement are very careful you can almost see the toes are sort of
Video examples
"Where Love Is Illegal":...
if this was my brother, or if this was my son, would I be okay with this image appearing on the front page of a newspaper? So, all of these things went through my mind as I was crouching down over this filthy floor with a camera raised to my eye.
Video examples
The Price of Adventure PIPE...
imagine it was it was truly a magical mountain environment alex lowe's family climbed to base camp on the mountain to pay their final respects and see his body he was still curled in the protective crouch climbers are trained to assume to
Video examples
Animal Danger! Cheetah...
mother cheetah sees danger she lets out a deep growl I tried to do the same the Cubs responded by crouching still prepared for a sudden - to safety I was so relieved to see that my mimicry worked with taki and sambal it meant
Video examples
The myth of Anansi, the...
Crouching at Nyame’s feet, Anansi shouted at the top of his lungs that he had come to take ownership of the world’s stories. Looking down from his golden stool, Nyame hooted with laughter at the spider’s absurd request.
Video examples
Lions Thriving in a...
dr. flips standards great passion his lies he studies them tracks them and even things like them that was a print that was a pregnant they definitely crouch down and they and you can see the feet placement are very
Video examples
Raging Momma Elephant PIPE...
here's what you should consider you're on an African safari crouched down behind your overturned vehicle and trapped by one of the most protected
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Quote examples
Tom Hooper
British Director
My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more.
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Ralph Bellamy
American Actor
I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
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Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
When our ancestors crouched about the camp fire at night, they told each other tales of gods and heroes, monsters and marvels, to hold back the terrors of the night. Such tales comforted and entertained, diverted and educated those who listened, and helped shape their sense of the world and their place in it.
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Peter Mayle
British Author
The great thing about having money is that you can actually just get on with your life and not have to think about paying the bills or crouch over 'The Wall Street Journal' or the 'Financial Times' and look at the stock figures and things like that. That bores me rigid.
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Rachel Tucker
Irish Musician
All you would hear every night on the news was that somebody had been shot dead in a certain part of Belfast. We lived opposite a judge, and there were always soldiers crouched down in our garden. We'd sit and talk to them, and I even used to sing to them!
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Vera Lynn
British Musician
I used to bomb around London in my little Austin 10 throughout the raids to appear on stage and if there was a raid before the show was over I would be there, crouching on a floor wherever I could find a big thick wall.
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Donovan Bailey
Jamaican Athlete
I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.
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Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
I'm a silly little needy person sometimes, and I crouch in a room all alone and think of all the people that I wish were with me.
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Sergey Galitsky
Russian Businessman
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot.
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Robert Browning
English Poet
Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph?
Quote examples
Tom Hooper
British Director
My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more.
Quote examples
Ralph Bellamy
American Actor
I wish the world could better know this country for what it really is. Not just a greedy economic giant crouching fearfully behind its walls, not just a panoplied warrior nervously fingering his weapons. What is this, is a people who gather together in thousands to give a people's government its essential vitality.
Quote examples
Kate Forsyth
Australian Author
When our ancestors crouched about the camp fire at night, they told each other tales of gods and heroes, monsters and marvels, to hold back the terrors of the night. Such tales comforted and entertained, diverted and educated those who listened, and helped shape their sense of the world and their place in it.
Quote examples
Peter Mayle
British Author
The great thing about having money is that you can actually just get on with your life and not have to think about paying the bills or crouch over 'The Wall Street Journal' or the 'Financial Times' and look at the stock figures and things like that. That bores me rigid.
Quote examples
Rachel Tucker
Irish Musician
All you would hear every night on the news was that somebody had been shot dead in a certain part of Belfast. We lived opposite a judge, and there were always soldiers crouched down in our garden. We'd sit and talk to them, and I even used to sing to them!
Quote examples
Vera Lynn
British Musician
I used to bomb around London in my little Austin 10 throughout the raids to appear on stage and if there was a raid before the show was over I would be there, crouching on a floor wherever I could find a big thick wall.
Quote examples
Donovan Bailey
Jamaican Athlete
I'd like to be a more consistent starter. I'd like a smoother transition from crouching to running. I have to learn to relax during a race and how to breathe.
Quote examples
Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
I'm a silly little needy person sometimes, and I crouch in a room all alone and think of all the people that I wish were with me.
Quote examples
Sergey Galitsky
Russian Businessman
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot.
Quote examples
Robert Browning
English Poet
Why comes temptation but for man to meet And master and make crouch beneath his foot, And so be pedestaled in triumph?
Example 1 of 10
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