verb
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to fall or sink down as from weight or pressure.
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to bend oneself; to turn or be turned from a straight line; to become crooked.
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to shrink oneself from fear.
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to draw back; to turn away; to cower, as from fear.
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to wait for (something slyly or stealthily).
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to keep oneself out of sight as from fear.
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to fear; to be afraid of.