crouch :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

Verbs (3)

v. 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"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (26)

descend, condescend, deign

v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

slouch, slump

v. assume a drooping posture or carriage

duck, move up and down

v. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Synonyms (5)

stoop to, make concessions to

v. make concessions to

condescend to, stoop to, lower oneself to

v. make concessions to

Antonyms (0)

crouch

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