crouch

crouch
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • Crouch — steht für Crouch (Idaho) Crouch Township (Illinois) Crouch ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andraé Crouch (* 1942), US amerikanischer Gospelsänger und Komponist Anna Maria Crouch (1763–1805), Schauspielerin und Sängerin, Mätresse von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crouch — [krautʃ] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Old French crochir to become hook shaped , from croche; CROCHET] 1.) also crouch down to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees completely →↑squat ▪ He crouched in the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Crouch — 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)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • crouch — crouch·ant; crouch·er; crouch; …   English syllables

  • crouch´er — crouch «krowch», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to stoop low with bent legs like an animal ready to spring, or a person hiding: »The cat crouched in the corner waiting for the mouse to come out of its hole. The boys crouched under a bush when we played… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crouch — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nel pugilato, posizione di guardia difensiva {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1951. ETIMO: der. di (to) crouch accovacciarsi …   Dizionario italiano

  • crouch — /ingl. krautʃ/ [vc. ingl., da to crouch «accovacciarsi»] s. m. inv. (nel pugilato) guardia bassa …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • crouch — index lurk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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