Meaning & use

crotch

noun·Everyday

The area of the body where the legs meet the torso, or the corresponding part of a garment.

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The tailor adjusted the pants because the crotch seam was cut too short.

He felt a sharp pain in his crotch after tripping over the fence.

A note on using this word

"Croch" is a common misspelling of "crotch"; the correct spelling includes a "t" before the final "ch."

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