crouch
/kraʊtʃ/verb
उच्चारण क्राउच
दुबककर बैठना, झुकना
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[I] ~ (down)
to put your body close to the ground by bending your legs under you
दुबककर बैठना, झुकना
- He crouched behind the wall.
- The cat crouched behind the plant and waited for the bird.
- The children crouched behind the sofa during the game of hide and seek.
+ 2 more examples
- The photographer crouched to take a picture of the flower.
- The goalkeeper crouched low, waiting for the penalty kick.
Synonyms squat stoop bend down hunch duck
Opposite stand straighten rise
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crouch + adverb / preposition
Crouch is followed by a word of place or direction: down, behind, over, beside.
'Crouch' के बाद स्थान या दिशा बताने वाला शब्द आता है: down, behind, over, beside।
- The cat crouched behind the sofa.
- Radhika crouched down to tie her shoelace.
crouch + to-infinitive of purpose
A to-infinitive can show why the person lowered the body.
To-infinitive यह बताता है कि व्यक्ति शरीर को नीचे क्यों झुकाता है।
- He crouched to look under the bed.
- The batsman crouched to face the fast ball.
be crouching / crouch (ongoing posture)
The continuous form is common for a position held for some time.
कुछ समय तक बनी मुद्रा के लिए continuous रूप आम है।
- The goalkeeper was crouching in the goalmouth.
- A tiger was crouching in the tall grass.
crouch vs squat vs kneel
In a crouch you bend the knees with the body low; in a squat you rest on the heels; in a kneel the knee touches the ground.
Crouch में घुटने मुड़े और शरीर नीचे होता है; squat में एड़ियों पर बैठा जाता है; kneel में घुटना ज़मीन से लगता है।
- The hunter crouched, the child squatted, and the priest knelt.
+Collocations 4
crouch + particle
downlowoverforwardbehind
- The soldiers crouched low behind the wall.
adverb + crouch
quicklysilentlynervouslyslowlysuddenly
- The boy crouched silently near the door.
crouch + place
in a cornerbeside the roadunder the tablein the bushes
- The kitten crouched in a corner of the veranda.
crouch + reason
in fearto hideto listento watchto pounce
- The leopard crouched to pounce.
“More examples 5
- The child crouched beside the pond to watch the fish.
बच्चा मछलियाँ देखने के लिए तालाब के पास झुककर बैठ गया।
- During the drill, students crouched under their desks.
अभ्यास के दौरान विद्यार्थी अपनी मेज़ों के नीचे दुबककर बैठ गए।
- The wicketkeeper crouched behind the stumps.
विकेटकीपर स्टंप के पीछे झुककर बैठ गया।
- She crouched down and picked up the broken glass.
वह झुककर बैठी और टूटा हुआ काँच उठाया।
- Two men were crouching in the dark, waiting for the signal.
दो आदमी अँधेरे में दुबके हुए संकेत की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे थे।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The cat is crouching in the corner since morning.
✓ The cat has been crouching in the corner since morning.
A situation lasting up to now with since needs the present perfect continuous.
Since के साथ अब तक चल रही स्थिति के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all name a low body position, but the parts of the body that touch the ground differ.
ये verbs शरीर की नीची मुद्रा बताते हैं, पर ज़मीन से लगने वाले अंग अलग-अलग हैं।
To bend the knees with the body close to the ground, often to hide or spring.
घुटने मोड़कर शरीर को ज़मीन के पास रखना, प्रायः छिपने या कूदने के लिए।
- The goalkeeper crouched.
To sit on your heels with the knees bent.
घुटने मोड़कर एड़ियों पर बैठना।
- The workers squatted by the fire.
To rest on one or both knees on the ground.
एक या दोनों घुटनों के बल ज़मीन पर टिकना।
- He knelt before the idol.
?Which word?
Keep the bend-down words together: crouch (bend low with knees bent), squat (sit on your heels), stoop (bend forward and down), kneel (go down on your knees), cower (crouch in fear), cringe (move back in fear or embarrassment).
झुकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crouch (घुटने मोड़कर नीचे झुकना), squat (एड़ियों पर बैठना), stoop (आगे और नीचे झुकना), kneel (घुटनों के बल बैठना), cower (डर से दुबकना), cringe (डर या शर्म से पीछे हटना)।