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Meaning of squat

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

squat

Pronunciation:/skwɒt//skwɑt/

noun

Definitions

  1. Nothing; nothing whatsoever.

noun

Definitions

  1. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

  2. (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.

  3. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.

  4. A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.

verb

Definitions

  1. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

  2. (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.

  3. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.

  4. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

  2. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.