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crotch

UK
/krɒtʃ/
US
/krɑtʃ/

Translations

crotchnoun
crotches
pl
UK
/krɒtʃ/
US
/krɑtʃ/
He adjusted his pants to make the crotch more comfortable.
Il a ajusté son pantalon pour rendre l’entrejambe plus confortable.
fourcheEn parlant d’une branche, d’un arbre ou d’une structure ramifiée.
The bird built its nest in the crotch of the tree.
L’oiseau a construit son nid dans la fourche de l’arbre.
Additional translations
fourcheDans le sens d’un support bifurqué ou d’une pièce en forme de fourche.
Synonyms
inguinal region
crutch
fork
groin
crotchverb
crotched
Past Simple
crotched
Past Participle
crotching
Gerund
Rare but attested transitive/intransitive verb meaning ‘to place in, or form, a fork or crotch’.
fourcherAu sens de se diviser en deux ou de former une fourche.
The carpenter crotched the beam between two sturdy branches.
Le charpentier a fait fourcher la poutre entre deux branches solides.
Synonyms
fork
branch
bifurcate
split
diverge
separate
crotchadjective
UK
/krɒtʃ/
US
/krɑːtʃ/
Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., crotch guard, crotch seam).
d’entrejambeEmployé pour qualifier une zone, un renfort ou un rembourrage situé à l’entrejambe.
Cyclists often wear shorts with extra crotch padding.
Les cyclistes portent souvent des shorts avec un rembourrage supplémentaire d’entrejambe.

Definitions

crotchnoun
The part of the human body where the legs join the torso, often referring to the area around the genitals.
He adjusted his pants to make the crotch more comfortable.
The angle or region of a tree or other branching structure where the main stem divides into branches.
The bird built its nest in the crotch of the tree.
The part of a garment, such as pants or shorts, that covers the area between the legs.
The seam in the crotch of his jeans had started to wear out.
A forked support or stick, especially one used to prop something up.
He used a crotch to hold the tent pole upright.
crotchverb
To place, support, or fit something in a fork or crotch; to form a fork.
The carpenter crotched the beam between two sturdy branches.
crotchadjective
Relating to or designed for the crotch area of the body or a garment.
Cyclists often wear shorts with extra crotch padding.
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