crouch down

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to lower the body by bending the knees, moving into a crouching position

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Examples (10)

  • We crouched down to avoid being seen.
  • He crouched down to talk to the little girl at her eye level.
  • The cat crouched down in the grass, ready to pounce on the bird.
  • Crouch down if you hear the alarm.
  • She had to crouch down to look under the car for her keys.
  • The baseball catcher has to crouch down behind the plate for hours.
  • When the explosion happened, everyone instinctively crouched down.
  • If the path is too low, you will need to crouch down to get through.
  • Look, the soldiers are crouching down behind the wall.
  • It's harder to crouch down like that as you get older.