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crouched

/kɹaʊt͡ʃt/

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crouched adjective: marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross. Also the simple past and past participle of crouch.

Adjective

crouched (not comparable)

  1. Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
    Synonyms:
    crutched
  2. 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

Also used as

crouched is also the simple past and past participle of crouch.

Synonyms of crouched

Words that rhyme with crouched

Questions about crouched

What does crouched mean?
Crouched means marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
What part of speech is crouched?
Crouched is an adjective.
How do you pronounce crouched?
Crouched is pronounced /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/.

Words near crouched in the dictionary

  1. crotylsarin
  2. crouch
  3. Crouch End
  4. crouch ware
  5. crouchant
  6. crouched
  7. croucher
  8. crouchers
  9. crouches
  10. Crouchian
  11. crouching

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