What does "crotch" mean?
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
Crotch
/kɹɑt͡ʃ/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
- Grammar: crotch is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: branch, crotch area, crotch panel, crotch seam.
- Useful contrasts: abdomen, branch, torso.
- Usage evidence: If you just crouch a little, her crotch can just be seen flicking in and out of sight.
How to use "crotch"
- Start with the primary definition, then check the part of speech before placing the word in a sentence.
- Compare nearby synonyms to make sure "crotch" carries the exact meaning, tone, and strength you need.
- Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.
Meaning check
- Does the word fit the sentence's grammar?
- Does it match the intended tone rather than only the dictionary definition?
- Would a simpler synonym be clearer for the reader?
- Is there enough surrounding context to prevent ambiguity?
Source and review context
This entry combines structured lexical data with WordToolSet review checks. Definitions, examples, synonyms, and usage notes may come from different source tables, so the page is designed to show evidence from more than one angle before you rely on "crotch" in a final draft.
If a word has several senses, prefer the sense that matches your sentence's grammar and surrounding context. A correct definition can still be the wrong choice when the sentence needs a different register, emphasis, or level of specificity.
Before you rely on this definition
Read the first definition as a starting point, then check the example, synonyms, and part of speech before treating "crotch" as the right word for your sentence.
If your draft is formal, technical, persuasive, or sensitive, compare "crotch" with a nearby alternative so the final choice matches both meaning and reader expectation.
Compare nearby meanings
- Use synonyms when you need a softer, stronger, simpler, or more specific word.
- Use antonyms to check the boundary of the meaning and avoid accidental contrast.
- Use the example sentence to confirm the word behaves naturally in context.
- Keep the original wording when a replacement adds complexity without improving precision.
Definition decision workflow
1. Identify the role
Check whether "crotch" is acting as noun, verb, slang in your sentence. A definition is only useful when the grammar matches the way the word is being used.
2. Test the nearest option
Compare it with "branch" and other nearby choices to see whether the sentence needs a softer, stronger, or more familiar word.
3. Confirm with context
Use the example sentence below as an evidence check, then read your own sentence out loud to catch tone or rhythm problems.
Review note: Definition pages are checked for source coverage, sentence evidence, synonym support, and editorial insight before they are treated as approval-ready pages. If the evidence is too thin, the page remains available to users but is kept out of the approval-facing indexed inventory.
Final meaning check
Before publishing a sentence with "crotch", ask whether the word helps the reader understand the idea faster. A precise word should reduce confusion, not simply make the sentence look more polished.
When the definition, synonym evidence, and example context point in the same direction, the word is usually a safer choice. When they conflict, revise the sentence or choose a clearer alternative.
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.
"Every mile they rode their crotches felt worse saddlepain."
- 2 external sex organ wordnet
- 3 Either the male or female genitalia. euphemistic, slang
"He cringed at being kicked in the crotch."
- 4 the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk wordnet
- 5 The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.
"There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree."
Show 3 more definitions
- 6 the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches wordnet
- 7 In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.
- 8 The open counter (negative space) formed by two downward strokes that meet at an internal acute angle, potentially above a vertex, as in the letters "V" and "Y".
Verb
- 1 To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to. transitive
"to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots"
- 2 To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs that will haul it. US, Western, historical, transitive
- 3 To shoplift or smuggle by hiding between one's thighs or in one's underwear. transitive
"I remember crotching a bottle of Corona out of a pub on Commercial Drive and nursing it with Cancer as we stumbled towards my car ."
- 4 To hit in the crotch (genital region). transitive
"Flair and Paisley flirted until Daffney crotched David from behind with a baseball bat."
- 5 To secure (the boom) to the boom crotch (a forked pole). transitive
"[…] when she begins to go astern, let go the anchor, brail up the spanker, crotch the boom, haul taut the guys, light-to the cable, as fast as she will take it, until a sufficient scope is out, when stopper."
Show 2 more definitions
- 6 To hang (a rope) over a crotch in a tree so that the ends hang down from opposite sides. transitive
"The safety sling should be tied immediately after the climber has crotched his rope as high and as close to the trunk as possible."
- 7 To remove overgrown wool from around the eyes of. transitive
"Cattle and sheep purchased by contract for a specific consignee at point of origin, and moving on through billing to points beyond Denver, may be stopped at Denver to be weighed, classified, sorted, inspected, delivered, tagged, faced, crotched, and/or diverted for a charge of $7.50 per car or per truck in lieu of yardage."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"If you just crouch a little, her crotch can just be seen flicking in and out of sight."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "crotch"?
Common synonyms include: branch, crotch area, crotch panel, crotch seam, crotch section, crutch.
How do you use "crotch" in a sentence?
If you just crouch a little, her crotch can just be seen flicking in and out of sight.
How do you pronounce "crotch"?
Pronounced /kɹɑt͡ʃ/.
Etymology
Of disputed origin; two possibilities seem likely: * From Middle English croche, variant of crucche (“crutch”); compare crook. * From Middle English croche, variant of crouche (“cross, crozier”).