ADJ.
behind, beside, next, over, ready
VERB + CROUCHED
like, sits
CROUCHED + NOUN
bushes, floor, mary, plate, tiger, tom
PREP.
down, in, on
adj
Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
In a crouching position.
Like a crouched tiger, he waited for the moment to spring, and hunt his victim down.
He sits upright, not crouched over his plate like an animal at a feeding trough.
The cat crouched down ready to jump.
He crouched and went on crying.
She crouched down by the gate.
Tom crouched down and hid behind the couch.