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S: (n) crouch (crouch%1:04:00::) (the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body)

S: (v) crouch (crouch%2:38:00::), stoop (stoop%2:38:00::), bend (bend%2:38:03::), bow (bow%2:38:01::) (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"

S: (v) bend (bend%2:38:00::), flex (flex%2:38:00::) (form a curve) "The stick does not bend"

S: (v) crook (crook%2:38:00::), curve (curve%2:38:02::) (bend or cause to bend) "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply"
S: (v) arch (arch%2:38:00::), curve (curve%2:38:01::), arc (arc%2:38:00::) (form an arch or curve) "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
S: (v) incurvate (incurvate%2:38:00::) (bend inwards) "The body incurvates a little at the back"
S: (v) retroflex (retroflex%2:38:00::), replicate (replicate%2:38:00::) (bend or turn backward)
S: (v) lean (lean%2:38:00::), tilt (tilt%2:38:00::), tip (tip%2:38:01::), slant (slant%2:38:00::), angle (angle%2:38:00::) (to incline or bend from a vertical position) "She leaned over the banister"
S: (v) crouch (crouch%2:38:00::), stoop (stoop%2:38:00::), bend (bend%2:38:03::), bow (bow%2:38:01::) (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"
S: (v) double over (double_over%2:38:00::), double (double%2:38:00::), double up (double_up%2:38:00::) (bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain) "He doubled and vomited violently"
S: (v) fawn (fawn%2:38:00::), crawl (crawl%2:38:03::), creep (creep%2:38:07::), cringe (cringe%2:38:00::), cower (cower%2:38:00::), grovel (grovel%2:38:00::) (show submission or fear)
S: (v) curl up (curl_up%2:38:01::), curl (curl%2:38:00::), draw in (draw_in%2:38:03::) (shape one's body into a curl) "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"

S: (v) squat (squat%2:35:00::), crouch (crouch%2:35:00::), scrunch (scrunch%2:35:02::), scrunch up (scrunch_up%2:35:01::), hunker (hunker%2:35:00::), hunker down (hunker_down%2:35:00::) (sit on one's heels) "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"