In lang=en terms the difference between crouch and writhe
is that
crouch is to bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear while
writhe is to twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
As nouns the difference between crouch and writhe
is that
crouch is (obsolete) a cross or
crouch can be a bent or stooped position while
writhe is (knot theory) the number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot.
As verbs the difference between crouch and writhe
is that
crouch is (obsolete) to sign with the cross; bless or
crouch can be to bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear while
writhe is to twist, to wring (something).
crouch English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) crouche, cruche, from (etyl) .
Noun
(es)
(obsolete) A cross.
Verb
(es)
(obsolete) To sign with the cross; bless.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) crouchen, crucchen, . More at (l).
Verb
To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.
- We crouched behind the low wall until the squad of soldiers had passed by.
* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 2
- Archer and Jacob jumped up from behind the mound where they had been crouching with the intention of springing upon their mother unexpectedly, and they all began to walk slowly home.
To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
* Wordsworth
- a crouching purpose
* Shakespeare
- Must I stand and crouch / Under your testy humour?
To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
Noun
( es)
A bent or stooped position.
- The cat waited in a crouch , hidden behind the hedge.
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to crouch.
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writhe English
Verb
To twist, to wring (something).
To contort (a part of the body).
*, II.17:
*:Cicero (as I remember) had gotten a custome to wryth his nose, which signifieth a naturall scoffer.
To twist or contort the body; to be distorted.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
, title= Everton 0-2 Liverpool
, passage=The game was engulfed in controversy when Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players- Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony - but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.}}
( Webster 1913)
Noun
( en noun)
(knot theory) The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot
Anagrams
* whiter
* wither
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