crotch

[ kroch ]

noun

1. a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
2. the part of a pair of trousers, panties, or the like, formed by the joining of the two legs.
3. a piece of material serving to form a juncture between the legs of trousers, panties, etc.
4. a forked piece, part, support, etc., as a staff with a forked top.
5. Billiards.
   1. an area 4½ inches (11.4 centimeters) square at each corner of a billiard table.
   2. the situation in which both balls to be struck by the cue ball are within this area.
6. Nautical. crutch ( def 6 ).
7. the area of a tree at which a main branch joins the trunk.
8. the wood from such an area; crotchwood.

crotch

/ krɒtʃ /

noun

1. Also called (Brit)crutch
   1. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
   2. the human external genitals or the genital area
   3. the corresponding part of a pair of trousers, pants, etc
2. a forked region formed by the junction of two members
3. a forked pole or stick

Derived Forms

• crotched, adjective

Other Words From

• crotched [krocht], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crotch¹

First recorded in 1530–40; variant of crutch

Word History and Origins

Origin of crotch¹

C16: probably variant of crutch

Example Sentences

Batali himself made sexually explicit comments to a female server, and grabbed her hand, pulling it toward his crotch, according to the attorney general.

From Washington Post

The inner folds of the “fly” felt very secure, and I never worried my crotch was going to be on display when I was hiking to a hot spring, hanging in a harness, and getting groceries in town.

From Outside Online

Combined with the brand’s signature crotch gusset, it frees up movement to a degree you won’t find in other jeans.

From Outside Online

Others described the anxiety they’ve experienced while being watched and the creepiness they felt when showing the camera the space on top and below their desk — what one researcher said amounted to “a crotch shot, basically.”

From Voice of San Diego

“You have to do a crotch shot, basically,” said Jason Kelley, associate director of research at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital privacy group based in San Francisco.

From Voice of San Diego

Or how kicking a reaction-less eunuch in the crotch over and over again is comedy.

From The Daily Beast

There is no way to really justify the constant (clothed) closeups of her crotch and breasts.

From The Daily Beast

Did Charlie Crist break the rules by having a fan blowing on his crotch during the Florida guberntorial debate?

From The Daily Beast

Bosnich also claims DeMaio "grabbed my crotch" while the two sat in the candidate's car.

From The Daily Beast

It lands with mischievous accuracy, mottling the crotch of my jeans.

From The Daily Beast

The crotch of the elm-tree which it occupied was about twelve feet from the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

At the very top was a crotch, formed by two dead limbs, and into the crotch the crows dropped the center of the line.

From Project Gutenberg

Phil then drew it up into the tree and placed it securely in a crotch in one of the branches.

From Project Gutenberg

Nest is made of plant down, very compactly built, usually in a crotch.

From Project Gutenberg

He is a very musical man, an intimate and long attached friend of Dr. Crotch.

From Project Gutenberg