Crouch

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys.
  • verb-intransitive. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey.
  • verb-intransitive. To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.
  • v. To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
  • n. The act or posture of bending low or crouching.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cross.
  • v. To sign with the cross; bless.
  • v. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.
  • v. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
  • v. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
  • n. A bent or stooped position.
  • n. A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to crouch.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.
  • verb-intransitive. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
  • v. To sign with the cross; to bless.
  • v. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To bend; stoop low; lie or stoop close to the ground, as an animal in preparing to spring or from fear: as, a dog crouches to his master, a lion crouches in the thicket.
  • To bow or stoop servilely; make slavish obeisance; fawn; cringe.
  • To bend or cause to bend low, as if for concealment, or in fear or abasement.
  • n. A cross; a crucifix; the sign of the cross; the cross on a coin, or the coin itself. See cross, n.
  • To sign with the cross; bless.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  • v. sit on one's heels
  • v. bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  • Verb Form
    crouched    crouches    crouching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bending    sit    sit down   
    Cross Reference
    cringe    stoop   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fawn    cringe    bless    bend    squat    drop    cower    stoop    droop   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bouche    couch    fouch    grouch    ouch    pouch    slouch    vouch   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stance    snarl    posture    pose