1
: a pole with a forked end used especially as a prop
2
: an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members
Examples of crotch in a Sentence
the crotch of the pants
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Design: These diapers are meant to protect against leaks, with a curved design and narrow crotch width that keeps everything in the diaper no matter how much your little one moves around.
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
But in late 2020, a security agent caught her husband taking photos of women’s crotches in a supermarket, leading investigators to search Dominique Pélicot’s phone and computer.
—Lewis Joly and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, the article didn’t mention those extremely annoying crotch rockets (squealing motorcycles of all sizes) that are a true assault on the senses.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
In the photo, Jacobs is standing just a couple of feet from Garcetti, posing with his outstretched hand placed deliberately in front of a lobbyist’s crotch.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Booth, Parents, 6 Sep. 2024
But in late 2020, a security agent caught her husband taking photos of women’s crotches in a supermarket, leading investigators to search Dominique Pélicot’s phone and computer.
—Lewis Joly and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, the article didn’t mention those extremely annoying crotch rockets (squealing motorcycles of all sizes) that are a true assault on the senses.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
In the photo, Jacobs is standing just a couple of feet from Garcetti, posing with his outstretched hand placed deliberately in front of a lobbyist’s crotch.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Crotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crotch. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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crotch
noun
: an angle formed by the spreading apart of two legs or branches or of a limb from its trunk
Medical Definition
crotch
noun
: an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members
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