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verb (v)

• crouch or curl up(verb.motion)

  Synonym:
  huddle
  

  source: wordnet30
• show submission or fear(verb.motion)

  Synonym:
  crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel
  

  source: wordnet30
• To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To cherish with care.(verb)

  source: webster1913