Word

crouch, v.
(crouched, crouches, crouching)
freq. cnt. 16

bend one's back forward from the waist on down
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3

bend bow crouch stoop

sample sentences

"he crouched down"
"She bowed before the Queen"
"The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

crouch

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stoop stooper

also see

stoop to

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bow

semantic pointers

hypernym

bend, flex

entailment

change posture

hyponym

squinch huddle, cower

sit on one's heels
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

crouch hunker hunker down scrunch scrunch up squat

sample sentences

"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
"The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

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There %s some children in the rocking chair

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

squatting squat squat

semantic pointers

hypernym

sit, sit down