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squat
(skw/A/t )

adjective (a)

  • Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    knee bend, squatting
    source: wordnet30
  • a small worthless amount(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    squatting
    source: wordnet30
  • The angel fish (Squatina angelus).(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature(adj.all)
    Example:
    A little church with a squat tower.
    A squatty red smokestack.
    Synonym:
    chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy
    source: wordnet30
  • having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    underslung
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • sit on one's heels(verb.contact)
    Example:
    In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting.
    Synonym:
    crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up
    source: wordnet30
  • be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The building squatted low.
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy (a dwelling) illegally(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To bruise or make flat by a fall.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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