The Clue
Got ready to spring (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CROUCHED
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Notes
The answer CROUCHED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CROUCH as a verb:
1. (crouch, stoop, bend, bow) = bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"
2. (squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down) = sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
CROUCHED as an adjective:
1. (crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down) = squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"