'Crouch' definitions:
Definition of 'crouch'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
verb
Bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: crouch, stoop, bend, bow]
verb
Sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]
Definition of 'Crouch'
From: GCIDE
- Crouch \Crouch\ (krouch; 129), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crouched (kroucht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crouching.] [OE. cruchen, crouchen, crouken; cf. E. creep, G. krauchen, kriechen, or E. crook to bend, also crouch to cross.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Now crouch like a cur. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A crouching purpose." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- Must I stand and crouch Under your testy humor? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Crouch'
From: GCIDE
- Crouch \Crouch\, v. t. [OE. cruchen, crouchen, from cruche, crouche, cross. Cf. Crosier, Crook.]
- 1. To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear. [1913 Webster]
- She folded her arms across her chest, And crouched her head upon her breast. --Colerige. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'crouch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bend,
- bend the knee,
- bend the neck,
- bend to,
- bob,
- bootlick,
- bow,
- bow and scrape,
- bow down,
- bow to,
- couch,
- cower,
- crawl,
- creep,
- cringe,
- cringe to,
- crouch before,
- curtsy,
- dip,
- do homage,
- do obeisance,
- duck,
- fawn,
- flatter,
- flinch,
- genuflect,
- genuflection,
- get down,
- grovel,
- huddle,
- hug the earth,
- hunch,
- hunch down,
- hunker down,
- kneel,
- kneel to,
- kneeling,
- knuckle to,
- kowtow,
- lick the dust,
- lickspittle,
- lie low,
- lie prone,
- lie prostrate,
- lie under,
- nod,
- obeisance,
- prostration,
- quail,
- reverence,
- salaam,
- scrouch down,
- skulk,
- slink,
- sneak,
- squat,
- stoop,
- supination,
- swat,
- toadeat,
- toady,
- truckle,
- truckle to,
- underlie,
- wallow,
- welter,
- wince
Crouch, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Crouch, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
154
Housing Units (2000) :
83
Land area (2000) :
0.419886 sq. miles (1.087500 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.419886 sq. miles (1.087500 sq. km)
FIPS code :
19720
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
44.115496 N, 115.972536 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.