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crouch     (krouch)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   crouched, crouch·ing, crouch·es

v.   intr.
    1. To stoop, especially with the knees bent: crouched over the grate, searching for his keys.
    2. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent: a cat crouching near its prey.
  2. To bend servilely or timidly; cringe.
v.   tr.
To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
n.   The act or posture of bending low or crouching.

[Middle English crouchen, probably from Old North French *crouchir, to become bent, variant of Old French crochir, from croche, hook; see crochet.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Crouched

Crouched\ (kroucht), a. Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.]

Crouched friar. See Crutched friar, under Crutched.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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