Crouch
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To crouch is to lower your body by bending your knees and bringing your torso forward, often to hide, prepare to spring, or fit into a tight space: She crouched behind the wall.
A crouch is this position itself.
Things can crouch figuratively—a building crouches at the edge of a cliff, suggesting something low and ready.
Conceal or pelt
- lurkHide while observing
- skulkMove with secretive intent
- sneakMove with stealth
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
stealth · prowl · creep · stalk · shadow · wait · lie in wait · pounce
Standing posture or viewpoint
- ready positionPreparatory athletic posture
- sprint startRacer's initial burst position
- blocksObstructs or sections
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
power · lunge · plyometric · jump · vertical leap · burpee · thrust · agility
squat
Crouching on bent legs
kneel · hunch · duck · cower · lower · huddle · genuflect · curtsy · bow · fold
hide
Conceal or pelt
ambush · stealth · prowl · creep · stalk · shadow · wait · lie in wait · pounce · prey
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
- ready positionPreparatory athletic posture
- sprint startRacer's initial burst position
- blocksObstructs or sections
explosive · power · lunge · plyometric · jump · vertical leap · burpee · thrust · agility · goalkeeper
cower
Shrink back in dread
tremble · quiver · submit · grovel · defensive · protect · shield · curl up · brace · intimidation
Crouchstand
Upright support structure
rise · stand tall · straighten up · get up · tower
Crouchstand tall
Maintain dignity under pressure
strut · puff up · expose oneself · show oneself · swagger
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWuxia cinema milestone
- Crouching TigerLarge cat in ambush stance
- low crouch