Definition of crotch Crotch

/kɹɑˈʧ/ - [krach] - crotch

We found 13 definitions of crotch from 7 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: crotches

crotch - the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
  fork
  angle a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
crotch - external sex organ
  genitalia, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates
  reproductive organ, sex organ any organ involved in sexual reproduction
  pudendum human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
  female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
crotch - the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
  fork
  ramification, branch, leg an arrangement of branching parts
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • crotch (n.)
    The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
  • crotch (n.)
    A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • crotch
    An externally visible sex organ that is used for sexual intercourse.
  • crotch
    The area on a person’s body between the legs where they join the trunk.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • crotch
    kroch, n. a fork, as of a tree: the bifurcation of the human body.—adj. Crotched. [Ety. obscure.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • crotch
    A support fixed upon the taffrail for the main boom of a sloop, brig, cutter, &c., and a chock for the driver-boom of a ship when their respective sails are furled. Also, crooked timber inside the after-peak of a vessel, for securing the heels of the cant or half-timbers: they are fayed and bolted on the foot-waling. Also, stanchions of wood or iron whose upper parts are forked to receive masts, yards, and other spars, and which are fixed along the sides and gangways. Crutches are used instead of rowlocks, and also on the sides of large boats to support the oars and spars.

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