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crouchcrouch /kraʊtʃ/ ●●○ verb [intransitive] (also crouch down) ETYMOLOGYcrouchOrigin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from Old French crochir to become hook-shaped, from croche; ➔ CROCHET VERB TABLEcrouch |
| Present | I, you, we, they | crouch | | he, she, it | crouches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crouched | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crouched | | he, she, it | has crouched | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crouched | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crouch | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crouched |
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| Present | I | am crouching | | he, she, it | is crouching | | you, we, they | are crouching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was crouching | | you, we, they | were crouching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crouching | | he, she, it | has been crouching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crouching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crouching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crouching |
THESAURUS to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees► kneel to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees: Tom knelt down and patted the dog. ► squat (also squat down) to bend your knees so that your body is near the ground, supported on the backs of your legs: I squatted by the stream and washed my hands. ► crouch (also crouch down) to bend your knees with one foot slightly in front of the other foot and lean forward, so your body is close to the ground: He crouched behind the stone wall, hoping nobody would see him. 1 to lower the body close to the ground by bending the knees and back: crouch behind/beside/in/on etc. I crouched behind a bush. A black cat crouched in the corner.► see thesaurus at kneel2to bend your head and shoulders over something so that you are very near to it: crouch over Chris crouched over the map. |