English Explanatory Dictionary

crotch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
  2. Either the male or female genitalia.
  3. The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.
  4. In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
  5. The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".
verb
  1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to.
  2. To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs that will haul it.
  3. To shoplift or smuggle by hiding between one's thighs or in one's underwear.
  4. To hit in the crotch (genital region).
  5. To secure (the boom) to the boom crotch (a forked pole).
  6. To hang (a rope) over a crotch in a tree so that the ends hang down from opposite sides.
  7. To remove overgrown wool from around the eyes of.

Pronunciation

/kɹɑt͡ʃ/ /kɹɒt͡ʃ/ en-us-crotch.ogg

Word forms

crotch crotches crotching crotched

Etymology

Of disputed origin; two possibilities seem likely: * From Middle English croche, variant of crucche (“crutch”); compare crook. * From Middle English croche, variant of crouche (“cross, crozier”).

Antonyms

branch

Related words

could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck crotch chain crotch crickets crotch critter crotch-dropping crotchdropping crotch dropping crotch dumpling crotch fruit crotch goblin crotch rocket crotch rot crotch spawn crotch tent drop crotch drop-crotch fire crotch fire-crotch lightning crotch snap crotch swamp crotch crotch down

Derived words

crotchal crotchbulge crotchful crotch itch crotchless crotchling
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