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squat is the dictionary form of squated Definition of squat
squat has definitions from the field of housing
1
[ verb ] sit on one's heels

Synonyms

crouch hunker_down hunker scrunch_up scrunch

Examples

"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

2
[ adjective ] short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

Synonyms

dumpy low-set squatty stumpy chunky

Examples

"some people seem born to be square and chunky" "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman" "a little church with a squat tower" "a squatty red smokestack" "a stumpy ungainly figure"

3
[ verb ] be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

Examples

"The building squatted low"

4
[ adjective ] having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

Synonyms

underslung

5
[ noun ] exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles

Synonyms

squatting knee_bend

6
[ noun ] a small worthless amount

Synonyms

diddly diddly-shit diddly-squat diddlyshit diddlysquat jack shit diddley

Examples

"you don't know jack"

7
[ verb ] (housing) occupy (a dwelling) illegally
8
[ noun ] the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position

Synonyms

squatting

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