Crouch and Lower

Crouch

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

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Lower and crouch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Crouch".

Nearby Words: crouched, crouching

Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

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Crouch and lower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crouch" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

While some games may let you crouch for lower shots, others won't even let you do that.

Source: Denial of Diagonal Attack
Due to the aforementioned fact that some games at least let you crouch for lower shots, the flying/floating variant of this trope is possibly even more common than the "crotch monster" variety.

Source: Denial of Diagonal Attack
You can't go any lower than a crouch, so you need to blow a hole in the wall to enter the room.

Source: Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence aka: Insurmountable Waist High Fence

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