If there’s no boulder, get into a defensive crouch, putting your head in your hands and pulling your backpack up to cover the back of your head and neck.
How to Survive 5 Extreme Weather Scenarios|Graham Averill|October 15, 2020|Outside Online
Democrats can't slink away, or crouch, or cut and run against their own record.
Democrats Must Run on Obamacare in November|Robert Shrum|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Don dropped the skillet, jumped into a crouch, went for his gun.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was barely room to crouch, let alone lie down and sleep.
Immigrants Held in Border Deep Freezers|Rachael Bale, The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Malheiro says that whoever claimed Crouch confirmed the cases of Krokodil “got her statements wrong.”
Behind the Krokodil Panic|Abby Haglage|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Still, as Crouch is the first to say, this is a life story full of gaps.
What Made Charlie Parker Great? Reviewing Stanley Crouch’s Biography on Bird|Stuart Klawans|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As these things approached, Naida signaled to all to crouch beneath the shelter of a tall rock beside the path.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930|Various
Like his partner, Crouch, he seems to have been fond of display in the matter of jewellery.
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812|James Blake Bailey
Even the dogs cannot be coaxed into this room, and if forced into it, they crouch with marked signs of fear.
The Alleged Haunting of B---- House|Various
Leaping over their dead fellows, they dodge the coming sweep of the uplifted arm, and crouch to spring.
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut
The Germans were taken by surprise; Jacques could see them crouch low to the ground.
Fighting in France|Ross Kay
British Dictionary definitions for crouch
crouch
/ (kraʊtʃ) /
verb
(intr)to bend low with the limbs pulled up close together, esp (of an animal) in readiness to pounce
(intr)to cringe, as in humility or fear
(tr)to bend (parts of the body), as in humility or fear
noun
the act of stooping or bending
Word Origin for crouch
C14: perhaps from Old French crochir to become bent like a hook, from croche hook