as in to huddle
to lie low with the limbs close to the body the cat crouched in the bushes, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the chipmunk

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Recent Examples of crouch Over the course of several weekends, Piff and his research team crouched behind bushes at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Lincoln Highway in Berkeley, California. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025 Sydney Sweeney crouches in a denim shirt and jeans from the 2025 American Eagle collection. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 The one crouched behind 1,600 pounds of offensive line? John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2025 Avoid crouching or bending over: Biologists think mountain lions don’t view upright humans as prey, but someone squatting might resemble a four-legged animal. Tina Chen, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crouch
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Verb
  • Small rugs can make furniture look huddled and crowded, creating an unbalanced room.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
  • On the other side of the courtroom, a cluster of lawyers representing Fletcher and MTS huddled together.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • Halle hunched nervously between the runners as we were crammed together at the start line.
    Ula Chrobak, Outside, 9 Aug. 2025
  • New York — Alpha Oumar Diallo hunches over a kitchen counter at a library café in Brooklyn, his nose hovering above a plastic container of brownie batter.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Carter, who had a team-high 25 tackles for loss last season, squats 605 pounds.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
  • The drug dealing, human trafficking, crime, and now squatting in empty houses have gone on long enough.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 27 July 2025

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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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