0 past simple and past participle of crouch --
1 to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly: --
The goalie crouched, but with his knees spread, not pinched like in ice hockey.
Ministers should resist the crouched fear that a more informed electorate will somehow escape their grasp.
At the bottom they sometimes have at least three miles to walk in a crouched position.
In front of us a curious figure was standing, a little crouched, legs straggled, arms held out from his sides.
If you ride in an aggressive, crouched position with full leathers and kit, motorists are not likely to let you in.
Many people will remember the advertisement that used the image of a young woman crouched dead on the floor with a needle in her arm.
He says that he also saw a number of men crouched by the points lighting straw to heat them.
They must eat crouched on their bunks in their cells.
