Crouch synonyms and antonyms
krouch
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To bend or draw up into a hump:
Squat is to crouch down with your knees bent and your heels touching or close to your butt, or to move into a piece of property illegally.
To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
To hunch, huddle, or squeeze
To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down:
(Idiomatic) To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.
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bow (related)
To bend or curve downward; stoop.
To draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful
stretch (antonym)
To increase the quantity of by admixture or dilution:
To turn or be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position
To fawn means to pay extra attention to something in an overly affectionate way.
sit on one's heels
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in-front (related)
kneel (related)
To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.
To draw back in fear; lose heart or courage; cower
(Surgery) To remove (a cataract) by using a needle to push down the crystalline lens of the eye
To shrink and tremble, as from someone's anger, threats, or blows; cringe
To slope downward; decline:
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To lower, turn, or bend (the head, body, etc.) suddenly, as in avoiding a blow or in hiding
Find another word for crouch. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for crouch, like: hunch, squat, stoop, scrunch, hunker, grovel, hunker-down, bow, cringe, stretch and bend.
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