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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In more recent years, fleeting trends and other fashion antics sometimes sidetracked Armani, especially on the runway, where aviator hats or tricky pants — from bloomers to loose, low-crotch styles — won him barbs from critics.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Kravitz often played to the sides, getting right up to the edge of the stage and riffing with his guitar, with mind-shattering notes blaring in their faces and Kravitz’s crotch at eye level.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The new looks are: Yuchen with a bomber jacket and a skirt that utilizes the soccer-ball design in the crotch area and then has multicolored flags hanging off of it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Pits, crotch, butt, bare minimum.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Kravitz often played to the sides, getting right up to the edge of the stage and riffing with his guitar, with mind-shattering notes blaring in their faces and Kravitz’s crotch at eye level.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The new looks are: Yuchen with a bomber jacket and a skirt that utilizes the soccer-ball design in the crotch area and then has multicolored flags hanging off of it.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Pits, crotch, butt, bare minimum.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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 8 Sep. 2025.
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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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