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crouched en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kɹʌʊt͡ʃt/ (Canada)
- /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
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(not-comparable) In a crouching position.
Like a crouched tiger, he waited for the moment to spring, and hunt his victim down.
1854, John Mills (Novelist.), The Old English Gentleman; Or, The Fields and the Woods, page 198:
Synonyms
crutched
crouched en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kɹʌʊt͡ʃt/ (Canada)
- /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/
Meanings
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of crouch