transcription, транскрипция: [ hɔ:ntʃ ]
( haunches)
1.
If you get down on your haunches , you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet.
Edgar squatted on his haunches...
PHRASE : v PHR
2.
The haunches of an animal or person are the area of the body which includes the bottom, the hips, and the tops of the legs.
N-COUNT : usu pl