Cower

ahd-5
  • intransitive verb. To cringe in fear.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To sink by bending the knees; crouch: squat: stoop or sink downward, especially in fear or shame.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To cherish with care.
  • intransitive verb. To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To crouch or cringe in fear.
  • verb. To cherish with care.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. show submission or fear
  • verb. crouch or curl up
    • Word Usage
    "Van Gundy has hinted how he might react to an Orlando title, saying he might "cower" in a "fetal position.""
    Form
    coward  cowardice  cowered  cowering  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bend  bow  crouch  flex  stoop  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auer  Bower  Gower  Power  bower  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apple-polish  bend  bend the knee  blench  bootlick  
    verb-form
    cowered  cowering  cowers  
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