definition of
crouch

[1] #1 crouch v. [stoop, bend, bow] bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse". wn

[2] #2 crouch v. [squat, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down] sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm". wn

[3] #3 crouch n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body. wn