10
crouch(noun, verb, high, stoop, squat)
8
squat(verb, cover, rest, relax, high)
5
bend(verb, stoop, squat, crouch)
5
bow(verb, stoop, squat, crouch)
5
hunker down(verb, expression, stoop, squat, crouch)
4
hunch(verb, high, stoop, squat, crouch)
4
scrunch
4
scrunch up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
4
stoop(verb, squat, crouch)
3
huddle(noun, verb, high, stoop, squat)
3
duck(verb, stoop, squat, crouch)
3
sit(verb, cover, settle, rest, relax)
1
as
1
be seated(verb, cover, settle, rest, relax)
1
bear on(verb, expression, cover, settle, rest)
1
bend down(verb, expression, stoop, squat, crouch)
1
cover(verb, settle, rest, relax, lie)
1
cower(verb, stoop, squat, crouch)
1
crease
1
crinkle
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