1. (

• crouch

) the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body ;

1. (

• crouch ,
• stoop ,
• bend ,
• bow ,

) bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" ;

2. (

• squat ,
• crouch ,
• scrunch ,
• scrunch_up ,
• hunker ,
• hunker_down

) sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" ;