0 to bend your knees so that your body is very close to the ground -- sette seg på huk
He was crouching down behind the door. Han satte seg på huk bak døren.
1 to stand with the knees well bent; to squat -- huke seg ned, sitte sammenkrøket
He crouched behind the bush.
2 (of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc -- sitte/ligge på spranget
It was horrible and wet crouched down, and somehow you had to let them know where you were by quietly calling out or holding a small torch.
I had noted that after scanning the exhibit most observers would crouch down close to an instrument and remain in place for several minutes before moving on to another.
The eager boy-men are crouched over its curling exhaust formed by the electric-car track,34 with the electrical toy the satirical equivalent of the electronic countermeasures in the real bomber.
He roars, snarls, crouches, and acts as if he were going to tear the trainer to pieces.
I ran behind the bar, crouched down by the record shelves, searching - no, not that one - what could it be?
There's a shout behind my chest, crouching, always ready.
During gait, a slightly crouched posture may be appropriate compensation for the destabilizing effects of reduced heel-strike.
Collapsing, falling to the ground, and crouching belong to this complex of behaviors.
