crouch vs squinch

crouch and squinch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crouch	Yes	No	Yes	No
squinch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, squinch is a hyponym of crouch; that is, squinch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crouch:

Other hyponyms of crouch include cower, huddle.

crouch (noun)	squinch (noun)
the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body	a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

crouch (verb)	squinch (verb)
sit on one's heels	cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
bend one's back forward from the waist on down	draw back, as with fear or pain
	crouch down