Reverse Dictionary: CROUCH

ADJECTIVES
1330 ► BENT crouched for a spring; braced or wound up for action → obs.
1898 ► BENDIT crouching, ready to spring → Sc. (Bk.)

VERBS
– to crouch down SCROOCH DOWN Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– to crouch down or lie close, as an animal in hiding; to squat QUAT c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– to crouch down, to squat SKOODLE 1916 Amer. dial.
– to crouch down, to squat, to sit QUATTY 1816 Eng. dial.
– to crouch down, to squat, to sit QUOT 1816 Eng. dial.
– to crouch down, to squeeze oneself into a small space SCOOT DOWN 1943 Amer. dial.
– to crouch in a corner SCOUT Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– to crouch or squat HUTCH 1876
– to crouch, resting on the limbs; to seat oneself SCONCE Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to cower LOWER 1575 obs.
– to crouch, to cower CALL Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to cower down, to contract the body with cold; to starve with cold HIRPLE 1788 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to creep, to cower; to move slowly and feebly; to droop OOR 1866 Sc.
– to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in SCROOGE 1892 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) SCHROOCH;  SCRUCH 1860 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) SCROOCH;  SKROOTCH 1860 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to cringe, to draw oneself in; to shrink (back, down, etc.) SCRUTCH;  SKRUTCH 1860 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to huddle; to slink, to slouch, to sneak MITCH 1871 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to hunch down SCROUNGE 1950 Amer. dial.
–to crouch, to hunch, to draw oneself in SCROUCH 1885 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to hunch; to shrink or squeeze oneself into a small space SCROONCH 1925 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to lie hid; to be afraid, to shake with fear DERE 1808 Sc. obs.
– to crouch, to lie motionless (generally with the sense of fear), to lie appalled DARE c1220 obs.
– to crouch, to shrink together; to huddle together SCRIFF 1894 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to sit huddled up or crouched together MIMP Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to squat down GO QUAT 1790 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to squat down; to sit huddled up in a slinking or crouching way CRONK 1847 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space SCOOCH (DOWN) 1858 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space SCOOCH UP 1965 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to squat; to squeeze oneself into a small space SKUTCH DOWN 1931 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to stoop down SCROUGE 1930 Amer. dial.
– to crouch, to stoop down upon the haunches SCOOPY Bk1904 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to stoop, to bend down SCOUCH 1896 Eng. dial.
– to crouch, to stoop; to drop down low by bending at the knees SCRUNCH 1900s African-American sl.
– to crouch; to crowd together; to squeeze yourself into a small space SCRINCH;  SCRINCH DOWN;  SCRINCH UP 1870 Amer. dial.