crouch

Noun
  1. The act of bending low with the limbs close to the body (synset 100406587)
    is a type of: bending - the act of bending something
Verb
  1. Bend one's back forward from the waist on down (synset 202066560)
    "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
    entail: change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
    is a type of: bend, flex - form a curve
    subtypes:
    same as: bend, bow, stoop
  2. Sit on one's heels (synset 201548096)
    "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
    is a type of: sit, sit down - be seated
    same as: hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat

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