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crotch

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crotch  (krch)
n.
1. The angle or region of the angle formed by the junction of two parts or members, such as two branches or legs.
2.
a. The area on a pair of pants, underpants, or shorts where the two leg panels are sewn together.
b. A piece of material sewn into a pair of pants, underpants, or shorts that joins the legs.
3. The fork of a pole or other support.

[Possibly alteration of crutch and partly from Middle English croche, crook, crosier (from Old French croche, hook, shepherd's crook, feminine of croc, hook; see crochet).]

crotched (krcht) adj.

crotch [krɒtʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called (Brit) crutch
a.  the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
b.  the human external genitals or the genital area
c.  the corresponding part of a pair of trousers, pants, etc.
2. a forked region formed by the junction of two members
3. a forked pole or stick
[probably variant of crutch]
crotched  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crotch - the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
ramification, branch, leg - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
2.crotchcrotch - the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
3.crotchcrotch - external sex organ                  
reproductive organ, sex organ - any organ involved in sexual reproduction
pudendum - human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"

crotch
noun groin, lap, crutch She kicked him hard in the crotch.
Translations
crotch [krɒtʃ] N
1. (also crutch) (Anat) [of garment] → entrepierna f
2. [of tree] → horquilla f

crotch [ˈkrɒtʃ] n
[garment] → entre-jambes m inv, entrejambe m
[person] → entrecuisse m

crotch
n
(in tree etc) → Gabelung f
(of trousers)Schritt m; (Anat) → Unterleib m; a kick in the crotchein Tritt zwischen die Beine; she wears her skirts about an inch below the crotchihre Röcke reichen nur ein Paar Zentimeter über den Po (inf)

crotch [krɒtʃ] n (also crutch) (Anat) → inforcatura; (of garment) → cavallo
crotch [krɒtʃ] n (also crutch) (Anat) → inforcatura; (of garment) → cavallo

crotch
nouns crotch [krotʃ]
in humans, the place where the legs meet together and join the body. kruis مُلتَقى الرِّجْلَيْن والجِسم чатал rozkrok skridt die Abzweigung καβάλος horcajadura, entrepierna jalgevahe کشاله haarat, haarojen väli entre-jambes מִפסָעָה जांघ एवं धड़ के जोड़ का क्षेत्र prepona selangkangan klof inforcatura (del corpo umano); cavallo 가랑이 tarpkojis, šakumas kājstarpe kelangkang kruis skritt krocze entreperna (la pantaloni) partea dintre picioare пах rozkrok korak prepone skrev, gren หว่างขา kasık 胯部 промежина دوشاخ‍ہ đũng quần


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He now has to drop and secure his oar, turn round on his centre half way, seize his harpoon from the crotch, and with what little strength may remain, he essays to pitch it somehow into the whale.
He hoped not, for that would mean a night's sleep curled in the crotch of a tree, and he much preferred the bed of grasses within his own abode.
Then, again, if you fix your eye upon this strange, crested, comb-like incrustation on the top of the mass --this green, barnacled thing, which the Greenlanders call the crown, and the Southern fishers the bonnet of the Right Whale; fixing your eyes solely on this, you would take the head for the trunk of some huge oak, with a bird's nest in its crotch.
 
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