Definition of "crouched" []

• Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of crouch. (verb)

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• "Defenseman Jaroslav Modry ticked it away momentarily, but Drury regained possession, split two defenders and flicked a shot over the right shoulder as goaltender Felix Potvin crouched deep in his net."
• "Now calling on M’butu, Paladin crouched and leaped to the top of the building on the right side of the alley."
• "He flitted about from obligatory flying jobs and mandatory staff tours and, eventually, wound up again crouched at his master’s feet in the Pentagon."