Crouch and Dodge

Crouch

Crouch verb - To lie low with the limbs close to the body.

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Dodge and crouch are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Dodge" instead a verb "Crouch".

Nearby Words: crouched, crouching

Dodge verb - To move suddenly aside or to and fro.

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Crouch and dodge are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Crouch" instead a verb "Dodge".

Nearby Words: dodged, dodger, dodging

time	crouch time	dodge time
weapon	crouch weapon	dodge weapon

So an animation that has a character lean back or crouch slightly may cause them to just barely dodge an attack, or just barely get hit by it.

Source: Not the Intended Use
Seeing as Brian spins and drops into a crouch in order to dodge the bullet from Law's personalised Desert Eagle, his camera could have been thrown off-centre by the movements required to do so.

Source: Web Video / Video Game High School
Not Completely Useless: Initially, the ability to crouch may seem completely pointless, as it doesn't actually bring the player low enough to dodge any projectiles.

Source: Video Game / Broforce

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