crouch
Bend knees low
To crouch is to lower the body by bending the knees, typically while keeping the torso relatively upright—a position between standing and sitting.
Animals crouch before pouncing; humans crouch to hide, to examine something at ground level, or to make themselves smaller targets: She crouched behind the car.
The noun crouch names this position: He waited in a crouch.
Shrink back in dread
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- shrinkDecrease in size
- winceReflexive recoil from distress
brace · shield · protect · cover · turtle · retreat · withdraw · curl up
Move with stealth
- creepStealthy, slow movement
- lurkHide while observing
- prowlRoam stealthily
- stalkPlant's vertical support
slink · tiptoe · hide · conceal · ambush · furtive · low profile · shadow
Recoiling metal spiral
- pounceSudden attack leap
- lungeSudden forward movement
- leapSudden springing movement
- launchSet into motion
stance · poised · coiled · tense · athletic · anticipate · primed · alert
Crouching on bent legs
blocks · sprinter · goalkeeper · catcher · wrestling · martial arts · ready position · low center
squat
Crouching on bent legs
bend · duck · lower · huddle · curl · cower · bow · genuflect · prostrate · slouch
cower
Shrink back in dread
wince · brace · shield · protect · cover · turtle · retreat · withdraw · curl up · ball up
sneak
Move with stealth
stalk · slink · tiptoe · hide · conceal · ambush · furtive · low profile · shadow · silent
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
launch · stance · poised · coiled · tense · athletic · anticipate · primed · alert · explosive
squat
Crouching on bent legs
start · blocks · sprinter · goalkeeper · catcher · wrestling · martial arts · ready position · low center · base
crouchstand
Upright support structure
stand tall · rise · tower · loom · straighten up
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWuxia cinema milestone
- Crouching TigerLarge cat in ambush stance
- low crouch