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squat

[ skwot ]

verb (used without object)

, squat·ted or squat, squat·ting.
  1. 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.
  2. to crouch down or cower, as an animal.
  3. to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent.
  4. to settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
  5. 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)

, squat·ted or squat, squat·ting.
  1. to cause to squat.
  2. to occupy (property) as a squatter.

adjective

, squat·ter, squat·test.
  1. (of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset.

    Synonyms: blocky, stocky, dumpy

  2. low and thick or broad:

    The building had a squat shape.

  3. seated or being in a squatting position; crouching.

noun

  1. the act or fact of squatting.
  2. a squatting position or posture.
  3. 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.
  4. Nautical. the tendency of a vessel to draw more water astern when in motion than when stationary.
  5. Slang. diddly-squat.
  6. a place occupied by squatters.

squat

/ skwɒt /

verb

  1. to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet
  2. to crouch down, esp in order to hide
  3. law tr to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title
  4. weightlifting to crouch down to one's knees and rise to a standing position while holding (a specified weight) behind one's neck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. Alsosquattyˈskwɒtɪ short and broad

    a squat chair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a squatting position
  2. weightlifting an exercise in which a person crouches down and rises up repeatedly while holding a barbell at shoulder height
  3. a house occupied by squatters
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsquatly, adverb
  • ˈsquatness, noun
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Other Words From

  • squat·ly adverb
  • squat·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squat1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English (verb) squatten, from Old French esquater, esquatir, equivalent to es- + quatir, from unattested Vulgar Latin coactīre “to compress,” equivalent to Latin coāct(us), past participle of cōgere “to compress” ( co- + ag(ere) “to drive” + -tus past participle suffix) + -īre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the verb; ex- 1, co-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squat1

C13: from Old French esquater , from es- ex- 1+ catir to press together, from Vulgar Latin coactīre (unattested), from Latin cōgere to compress, from co- + agere to drive
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Example Sentences

As you jump, switch your leg position in the air and land with soft knees in the opposite split-squat stance.

Grasp the door frame with one arm extended in front of you, and perform a squat, keeping resistance through your arm as you stand back up.

OK, legs a little tired, gonna squat down here, maybe just take a knee.

To do this, they measure joint angles while the subjects do an unloaded half-squat.

This might look like a minute of burpees followed by two minutes of recovery or 20 seconds of jump squats followed by a minute of recovery.

The fitness coaches at a globo-gym like Gold's would notice that a user was struggling with their squat or treadmill run.

The barracks is a squat building surrounded by sandbags on a side street near the city center.

There may well be a chill here, but it has diddly-squat to do with the one Senator Alexander fears.

Deep Squat—For most squats you want to get your thighs parallel with the ground but for a deep squat you go ALL the way down.

The only difference is that you jump straight up and then land in a squat position.

Neither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.

Madame Antoine seated her fat body, broad and squat, upon a bench beside the door.

Kerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.

These people simply squat down wherever they can find a natural catchment for water.

I could not feel comfortable in the seats and lounges, as they were very low, requiring an oriental squat at which I am not adept.

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