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The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place.

Example: There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree.

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

Example: Every mile they rode their crotches felt worse saddlepain.

Either the male or female genitalia.

Example: He cringed at being kicked in the crotch.

In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table.

To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to.

Example: to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots

(logging, western US) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs that will haul it.