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 squat squat /ˈskwɑːt/

adjective

  1. () Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature  ( chunky , dumpy , low-set , squat , squatty , stumpy )
    short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
     Some people seem born to be square and chunky
    some people seem born to be square and chunky
     A dumpy little dumpling of a woman
    a dumpy little dumpling of a woman
     Dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
    dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears
     A little church with a squat tower
    a little church with a squat tower
     A squatty red smokestack
    a squatty red smokestack
     A stumpy ungainly figure
    a stumpy ungainly figure
  2. () Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground  ( underslung , squat )
    having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

noun

  1. () Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles  ( knee bend , squat , squatting )
    exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
     He held a heavy weight and did squats, feeling the strain in his legs as he lifted and lowered his body
    He held a heavy weight and did squats, feeling the strain in his legs as he lifted and lowered his body
  2. The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels  ( squat , scrooch [Informal, American] , squatting )
    the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
  3. A small worthless amount  ( diddley , diddly , diddly-shit , diddly-squat , diddlyshit , diddlysquat , doodly-squat , jack , shit , squat )
    a small worthless amount
     You don't know jack
    you don't know jack

verb

  1. () Sit on one's heels  ( hunker , scrunch , scrunch up , crouch , hunker down , squat , scrooch [Informal, American] )
    sit on one's heels
     In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
    In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
     The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
    The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
  2. () Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide  ( squat )
    be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
     The building squatted low
    The building squatted low
  3. Occupy (a dwelling) illegally  ( squat )
    occupy (a dwelling) illegally