Definition of crouchnext
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 At one preschool, Kate crouched beside children exploring nature outdoors, handled newts from a pond and joined the students in sculpting tree roots from clay. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 The viral moment of the banquet, captured on video and rebroadcast endlessly across Weibo, was Lei Jun walking up to a seated Musk, tapping him on the shoulder, and crouching half-down to take a selfie with him on a Xiaomi 17 Pro. Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 But then a heavy beat drops, and the figure crouches down into a duckwalk, moving across the walkway in a low bounce before springing up with the circling arm movements of voguing. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 Extra servos in the shoulders let the arms swing widely, while the leg joints allow crouching and shifting positions. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for crouch
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  • The 250 series produced plenty of greats, but the GOAT of its line is unquestionably the Ferrari 250 GTO introduced in 1962—the first Ferrari to ever wear those three letters huddled together.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
  • After virtually every loss, there are clusters of players huddled in front of lockers going over at-bats, talking about what went wrong and what almost went right.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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  • The veteran laid a powerful hip check near his own blue line on his final shift in the first period, was hunched over following the whistle, and hobbled down the tunnel to the dressing room shortly after.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Rather than being hunched over their game consoles, these guys were reenacting a legend that—according to Liane—dates back to the early Middle Ages, featuring a Catholic maiden called Mata and a Muslim prince called Grifone.
    Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
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  • From here, squat down and pick up the medicine ball.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
  • Corvette, particularly, feels outside of it all, as a woman who dreams of being a designer herself but is currently squatting in a closed fast food chicken shop and being haunted by a boulder of debt (like, literally).
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026

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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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