🇬🇧 Crouch meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A crouch is a body position where you bend your knees, lower your bottom, lean forward a little, and stay close to the ground. People use a crouch to hide, to get ready to jump or run, or to look at something low down, like a bug on the floor.

I held a crouch to sneak cookies, but my back started whispering, “Stand up, traitor!”

I tried a superhero landing crouch, but it came out more like a wobbling jelly landing.

I used a secret agent crouch to sneak up on Mom, who was already filming me for proof of my weirdness.

Grandpa tried a ninja crouch, but it mostly turned into a slow-motion squat with sound effects.

The cat’s hunting crouch turned into a napping crouch when she got bored halfway through.

Rain pounded. Tom dropped into a crouch behind the low wall, breath held. In that crouch he felt safe. The cat slid into a crouch beside him, matching his stillness. They shared the crouch, small and close. When the rain eased, they left the crouch and walked home together, smiling.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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