crouched Definition

crouch
verb, intr crouches, crouched, crouching

1. To bend low or squat with one's knees and thighs against one's chest and often also with one's hands on the ground.

Thesaurus: bend, squat, kneel, stoop, bow, duck, hunch.
2. Said of animals: to lie close to the ground ready to spring up.

noun

crouches
1. A crouching position or action.

Etymology: 14c.