the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

bend ones back forward from the waist on down; he crouched down; She bowed before the Queen; The young man stooped to pick up the girls purse

[ Syn: stoop , bend , bow ]

sit on ones heels; In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting; The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

[ Syn: squat , scrunch , scrunch up , hunker , hunker down ]