(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
If you are ~ing, your legs are bent under you so that you are close to the ground and leaning forward slightly.
We were ~ing in the bushes...
The man was ~ed behind the Mercedes.
= squat
VERB: V prep/adv, V-ed
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Crouch is also a noun.
They walked in a ~, each bent over close to the ground.
N-SING
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Crouch down means the same as ~ .
He ~ed down and reached under the mattress...
He ~ed down beside him.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P prep/adv