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CROTCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
External sex organ
Synonyms:
crotch; genital organ; genitalia; genitals; private parts; privates
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crotch" is a kind of...):
reproductive organ; sex organ (any organ involved in sexual reproduction)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crotch"):
pudendum (human external genital organs collectively especially of a female)
fanny; female genital organ; female genitalia; female genitals (external female sex organs)
family jewels; male genital organ; male genitalia; male genitals (external male sex organs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
Synonyms:
crotch; fork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("crotch" is a kind of...):
angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)
Holonyms ("crotch" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
Sense 3
Meaning:
The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
Example:
he climbed into the crotch of a tree
Synonyms:
crotch; fork
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("crotch" is a kind of...):
branch; leg; ramification (a part of a forked or branching shape)
