haunch
A VERSATILE POSTURE WHERE THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY IS ON THE FEET BUT THE KNEES AND HIPS ARE BENT
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(haunches)
1.
If you get down on your haunches, you lower yourself towards the ground so that your legs are bent under you and you are balancing on your feet.
Edgar squatted on his haunches...
PHRASE: v PHR
2.
The haunches of an animal or person are the area of the body which includes the bottom, the hips, and the tops of the legs.
N-COUNT: usu pl