·vt To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
II. Crouch ·vt To sign with the cross; to Bless.
III. Crouch ·vi To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to Fawn; to Cringe.
IV. Crouch ·vi 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.