- to stoop or bend low.
- to bend close to the ground, as an animal preparing to spring or shrinking with fear.
- to bow or stoop servilely; cringe.
- to bend low.
- the act of crouching.
- to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
- to cringe, as in humility or fear
- to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
- the act of stooping or bending
