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Definition of Squat
1. Adjective. Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature. "A stumpy ungainly figure"
Similar to: Little, Short
Derivative terms: Dumpiness, Squatness, Squattiness
2. Verb. Sit on one's heels. "There squat some children in the rocking chair"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Generic synonyms: Sit, Sit Down
Derivative terms: Squatting
3. Noun. Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles.
4. Adjective. Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground.
5. Verb. Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide. "The building squatted low"
6. Noun. A small worthless amount. "You don't know jack"
Generic synonyms: Small Indefinite Amount, Small Indefinite Quantity
7. Verb. Occupy (a dwelling) illegally.
8. Noun. The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels.
Definition of Squat
1. n. The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
2. v. i. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
3. v. t. To bruise or make flat by a fall.
4. a. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
5. n. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
Definition of Squat
1. Adjective. Relatively short or low and thick or broad ¹
2. Noun. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. ¹
3. Noun. (weightlifting): A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders. ¹
4. Noun. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting (Wikipedia entry). ¹
5. Noun. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter. ¹
6. Noun. (slang) Something of no value; nothing. ¹
7. Noun. (obsolete) A sudden or crushing fall. ¹
8. Noun. (mining) A small vein of ore. ¹
9. Noun. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. ¹
10. Verb. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. ¹
11. Verb. (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back. ¹
12. Verb. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squat
1. short and thick [adj SQUATTER, SQUATTEST] : SQUATLY [adv] / to sit on one's heels [v SQUATTED, SQUATTING, SQUATS]
Medical Definition of Squat
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Squat
Literary usage of Squat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"It is important also to note that qua/ is used in the same sense as squat; indeed,
in the Glossary to the Exmoor Scolding, the word squat is explained by ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from by Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, Alexander Chalmers (1824)
"To squat. »-. a. To bruise or make flat by let- Milton. ... (" squat. «..v.
Tlie po>tmv of cowering or lying close to another, as those of an animal con- ..."
3. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"Half squat half straddle mount left and right, rising dismount. Knee vault. ...
squat mount, dismount forward. Repeat with rising dismount ..."
4. Gymnastic Teaching by William Skarstrom (1921)
"Half squat half straddle mount left and right, rising dismount. Knee vault. ...
squat mount; rising dismount forward with side-flinging of arms and legs. ..."
5. The Gilded Age by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1874)
"of gleaming water, on your left, with a sail here and there and a lunatic asylum
on shore ; over beyond the water, on a distant elevation, you see a squat ..."
6. Corinthian Hellenistic Pottery by G. Roger Edwards (1975)
"... criteria for dating can be suggested only when sufficient examples and further
evidence are available. SHAPE HISTORIES VESSELS FOR OIL OR PERFUME squat ..."
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