1
: a pole with a forked end used especially as a prop
2
: an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members
Examples of crotch in a Sentence
the crotch of the pants
Recent Examples on the Web
Teenagers are especially fond of the packaging of Angels’ Share by Kilian, which resembles a glass of cognac, and Le Male, a strapping torso with wide shoulders and a bulging crotch.
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Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Most modern jeans are designed with a zipper fly, which can be a bit easier to open and close and provides a smoother appearance around the crotch area.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
So the cut of his pants were always wider leg — a little slouchy, a little drop waist, a drop crotch — which was intentional to give him that sort of cool factor.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 May 2024
Three of the men accused the actor of grabbing their crotches.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Deadpool retorts, provoking Wolverine to strike his crotch with those claws before Deadpool shoots him several times in the torso.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Local folklore holds that copulating on the giant's crotch will help a couple conceive a child, and there is an Iron Age earthwork known as the Trendle at the top of the hill in which the giant has been carved.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
David appeared to be sitting on the sofa wearing a white shirt, a black belt and jeans in the close-up image, with a long piece of brown-colored hair running down the seam of his jeans to his crotch.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
One of Madonna's dancers apparently saw a ray of light in Stranger Things actor David Harbour's crotch area during Monday night's Celebration Tour stop in Atlanta.
—EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Most modern jeans are designed with a zipper fly, which can be a bit easier to open and close and provides a smoother appearance around the crotch area.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
So the cut of his pants were always wider leg — a little slouchy, a little drop waist, a drop crotch — which was intentional to give him that sort of cool factor.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 8 May 2024
Three of the men accused the actor of grabbing their crotches.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Deadpool retorts, provoking Wolverine to strike his crotch with those claws before Deadpool shoots him several times in the torso.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 22 Apr. 2024
Local folklore holds that copulating on the giant's crotch will help a couple conceive a child, and there is an Iron Age earthwork known as the Trendle at the top of the hill in which the giant has been carved.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
David appeared to be sitting on the sofa wearing a white shirt, a black belt and jeans in the close-up image, with a long piece of brown-colored hair running down the seam of his jeans to his crotch.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
One of Madonna's dancers apparently saw a ray of light in Stranger Things actor David Harbour's crotch area during Monday night's Celebration Tour stop in Atlanta.
—EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Crotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crotch. Accessed 26 May. 2024.
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crotch
noun
: an angle formed by the spreading apart of two legs or branches or of a limb from its trunk
Medical Definition
crotch
noun
: an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members
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