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 on the Web The floor of the cave is uneven and rocky, with sections of the ceiling varying in height, making crawling or crouching necessary at times. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024 Some passengers shed tears, some crouched to take photos of the scene, and others kept an eye on the hawks starting to circle the placenta. Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 One toddler can be seen crouched on the ground gathering up a pile, while the other walks with a large bunch held in her little hands. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 At the start of the clip, above, Krasinski is seen crouching over Luigi as Carell sighs and meets him on the floor. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crouch 
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  • Recommended Meet the ‘Haley Voters for Harris’ who could tip the election At the checkpoint, Palestinians say, men are being separated from women and children, who are forced to huddle in an earthen crater dug by the Israeli military.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The group huddled in the cold on the roof for several hours as the rain continued through the night, Torres said.
    Walter Berry and Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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  • Her daughter was breathing heavily, hunched over in pain, pale in the face.
    Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • As the car comes to a stop, the woman can be seen hunched over on the ground.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
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  • At the very least, Optimus seems able to squat and fondle eggs.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The South Fulton Police Department told Fox News Digital officers responded to a report of squatting at a home on Kiram Terrace last month.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024

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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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