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crouching definition
crouching |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crouch 1 of 2 senses of crouch Sense 1 crouch, stoop, bend, bow => squinch => huddle, cower Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb crouch 1 of 2 senses of crouch Sense 1 crouch, stoop, bend, bow => squinch => huddle, cower Entailment of verb crouch 1 of 2 senses of crouch Sense 1 crouch, stoop, bend, bow => change posture Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb crouch 2 senses of crouch Sense 1 crouch, stoop, bend, bow => bend, flex Sense 2 squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down => sit sit down Familiarity of verb crouch crouch used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb crouch Sense 1 crouch, stoop, bend, bow => bend, flex -------------- Sense 2 squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down => sit sit down -------------- Overview of verb crouch The verb crouch has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) crouch, 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") 2. (7) squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down -- (sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting") Overview of adj crouching The adj crouching has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down -- (squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down") Antonyms of adj crouching 1 sense of crouching Sense 1 crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright Similarity of adj crouching 1 sense of crouching Sense 1 crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down => unerect (vs. erect) Attributes of adj crouching Familiarity of adj crouching crouching used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj crouching crouching Overview of verb crouch The verb crouch has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) crouch, 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") 2. (7) squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up hunker down -- (sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting") Overview of adj crouching The adj crouching has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down -- (squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down")
crouching definition
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