Definitions

1. verb

to move or walk with a shuffling gait, typically with the feet turned inward

“The old man croused through the park, his cane thumping the pavement.”

2. noun

a shuffling gait or the act of moving with a crouse

“The nurse had to help the elderly woman with her crouse due to her arthritis.”

3. noun

a member of a family of the American Old West

“The historian researched the Crouse family’s contributions to the development of the frontier.”

4. verb

to move quickly and with a lot of effort, as if crouched

“The hikers had to crouse up the steep mountain trail to reach the summit.”