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squat
[ skwot ]
verb (used without object)
- to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- to crouch down or cower, as an animal.
- to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent.
- to settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
- Nautical. (of a vessel, especially a power vessel) to draw more water astern when in motion forward than when at rest.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to squat.
- to occupy (property) as a squatter.
adjective
- (of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset.
Synonyms: , ,
- low and thick or broad:
The building had a squat shape.
- seated or being in a squatting position; crouching.
noun
- the act or fact of squatting.
- a squatting position or posture.
- a weightlifting exercise in which a person squats and then returns to an erect position while holding a barbell at the back of the shoulders.
- Nautical. the tendency of a vessel to draw more water astern when in motion than when stationary.
- Slang. diddly-squat.
- a place occupied by squatters.
squat
/ ɒ /
verb
- to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet
- to crouch down, esp in order to hide
- law tr to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title
- weightlifting to crouch down to one's knees and rise to a standing position while holding (a specified weight) behind one's neck
adjective
- Alsosquattyˈɒɪ short and broad
a squat chair
noun
- a squatting position
- weightlifting an exercise in which a person crouches down and rises up repeatedly while holding a barbell at shoulder height
- a house occupied by squatters
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٱ, adverb
- ˈܲٲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ· adverb
- ܲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of squat1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of squat1
Example Sentences
Freddie Freeman, the walk-off hero of last year’s Fall Classic against the New York Yankees, squatted behind the plate to catch it.
Now they were holding hands and squatting up and down vigorously.
As you walk up from the station, through Massy's gauntlet of squat apartment blocks, you pass youngsters wearing kits from around the world - Arsenal, Juventus and Real Madrid.
Rules governing the appearance and permitting of home hydrants vary by area, but in general they don’t resemble the squat mushroom-top hydrants that sit on sidewalks and other public spaces.
Tigers, known to attack humans, roam dangerously close to and enter crowded villages where the poor eke out a living, often squatting on land.
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