| slovo | definícia |
crouching
(encz) | crouching,krčící se Zdeněk Brož |
crouching
(encz) | crouching,v podřepu Zdeněk Brož |
Crouching
(gcide) | Crouch \Crouch\ (krouch; 129), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Crouched
(kroucht); p. pr. & vb. n. Crouching.] [OE. cruchen,
crouchen, crouken; cf. E. creep, G. krauchen, kriechen, or E.
crook to bend, also crouch to cross.]
1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground
with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or
in fear.
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Now crouch like a cur. --Beau. & Fl.
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2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A
crouching purpose." --Wordsworth.
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Must I stand and crouch
Under your testy humor? --Shak.
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crouching
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