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
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One contestant in a Travis Kelce butt cut leaped over an ironing board; another held a tape measure to his crotch and stroked it.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
His favorite has a hole in the crotch.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Lois then moves the razor toward her husband's crotch area as Dewey makes a disgusted face.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Behind him, his not-quite One Thousand Redshirts disembarking, all rusty rifles and stalebiscuit crotch sweat.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
His favorite has a hole in the crotch.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
Lois then moves the razor toward her husband's crotch area as Dewey makes a disgusted face.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
Behind him, his not-quite One Thousand Redshirts disembarking, all rusty rifles and stalebiscuit crotch sweat.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crotch
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“Crotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crotch. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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