Crouched

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crouched \Crouched\ (kroucht), a.
     Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.]
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     {Crouched friar}. See {Crutched friar}, under {Crutched}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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              Now crouch like a cur.                --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A
        crouching purpose." --Wordsworth.
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              Must I stand and crouch
              Under your testy humor?               --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crouched
       adj : squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled
             low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered
             down" [syn: {crouching}, {huddled}, {hunkered}, {hunkered
             down}]