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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Old French crochir 'to become hook-shaped', from croche; CROCHET |
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crouch
[intransitive]
[intransitive]1 also crouch down to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely [↪ squat]: 
He crouched in the shadows near the doorway.Paula crouched down and held her hands out to the fire.
He crouched in the shadows near the doorway.Paula crouched down and held her hands out to the fire.2 to bend over something so that you are very near to it [↪ lean]
—crouch noun [countable] She dropped to the ground in a crouch.
She dropped to the ground in a crouch.
