crouched

Verb

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  • "he crouched down"
• sit on one's heels
• simple past and past participle of crouch

Adj

• Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross.
• In a crouching position.

Synonyms

bend, bow, crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat, stoop, crutched