crouch

crouch around

To move around while squatting. A: "Why are you crouching around your office?" B: "Ugh, I lost an earring."
See also: around, crouch

crouch down

To squat. I crouched down to look for the earring under my desk, but I still couldn't find it.
See also: crouch, down
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crouch around

[for people or other creatures] to stoop or squat within an area. Everyone crouched around, hoping the bomb would fall somewhere else. The baboons i crouched around, grooming one another.
See also: around, crouch

crouch down

to stoop or huddle down. Crouch down here, next to me. Suddenly, Tex crouched down and reached for his pistol.
See also: crouch, down
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • crouch around
  • find way around
  • fly around
  • bomb around
  • go around and around
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • around (one's) ears
  • fling (someone or something) around
  • fling around
References in periodicals archive
City used that goal to joke with Crouch as they tweeted: 'We'll never forget THAT goal!
Crouch represented England in Two World Cups, in 2006 and 2010.
Burnley are Crouch's 10th club since his senior debut for QPR in 2000.
And Crouch, speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show screened on ITV1 this Saturday, has spoken for the first time about his fears that wife Abbey might be charmed when she was paired up with Aljaz Skorjanec.
Oddly, there are even more anecdotes than appeared in his earlier biography, but they're cemented together by a combination of comedy, Fordyce's talent and experience - Crouch appreciates just how stupid many of the antics were that he and his teammates got up to, but today he views them as an elder statesman of the game and presents them while clearly prepared to laugh at himself.
In a brief statement Wednesday, Crouch's lawyer, Margaret Olney, explained why her client is appealing the district's decision.
Crouch tested positive for having cocaine and opiates in her system upon her arrest.
After his headed goal No.46 put him into Premier League history, 6ft 7in Crouch, stooping slightly so he could be heard, talked about those who doubted him.
Former Liverpool striker Crouch has scored 22 goals in 42 England appearances, but he has been overlooked since Roy Hodgson became coach.
With only 4,500 square feet of selling space, Crouch's pharmacy racks up nearly $9 million a year in sales, twice what it brought in when he purchased the business from its previous owners.
Provider of communications services Level 3 Communications Inc (NYSE:LVLT) has appointed Andrew Crouch as the regional president of North America, the company said yesterday.
Crouch went through an 18-game, fourmonth goal drought following his switch from Southampton in 2005.
Upson headed in his first goal for the Potters in the 24th minute before Crouch followed suit from another set-piece 15 minutes later.
Indeed, Crouch scored the winning goal in the first leg win against AC Milan in the San Siro which provided the platform for Spurs' victory in the last round.