Also means
crouch
Usage Note
hocken means to crouch or squat with bent knees, and colloquially in the south to sit around somewhere. Reflexive sich hinhocken means to crouch down. It usually takes haben.
Examples
"Er hockt sich neben das Kind."
Natural Translation
He crouches down next to the child.
Literal Translation
He crouches himself beside the child.
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