Definition of squat Squat
/skwɑˈt/ - [skwat] - squat
We found 37 definitions of squat from 6 different sources.
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What does squat mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: squats |
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| squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | ||
| squatting | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| squat - exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles | ||
| knee bend, squatting | ||
| leg exercise exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles | ||
| squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" | ||
| jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, shit | ||
Verb |
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| squat - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" | ||
| crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down | ||
| sit down, sit take a seat | ||
| squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally | ||
| lodge in, reside, occupy make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" | ||
| squat - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
Adjectivesquat, squater, squatest |
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| squat - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground | ||
| underslung | ||
| low literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" | ||
| squat - short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" | ||
| chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy | ||
| little, short small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- squat (Noun)
A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. - squat (Noun)
A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders. - squat (Noun)
A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting Wikipedia entry . - squat (Noun)
A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter. - squat (Noun)
Something of no value; nothing. - squat (Noun)
A sudden or crushing fall. - squat (Noun)
A small vein of ore. - squat (Noun)
A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. - squat (Verb)
To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. - squat (Verb)
To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back. - squat (Verb)
To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner. - squat (Verb)
To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit. - squat (Adjective)
Relatively short or low and thick or broad.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- squat (n.)
The angel fish (Squatina angelus). - squat (v. t.)
To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire. - squat (v. t.)
To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit. - squat (v. t.)
To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands. - squat (v. t.)
To bruise or make flat by a fall. - squat (a.)
Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching. - squat (a.)
Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting. - squat (n.)
The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground. - squat (n.)
A sudden or crushing fall. - squat (n.)
A small vein of ore. - squat (n.)
A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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squat
To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels. -
squat
To move into a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels. -
squat
A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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squat
skwot, v.i. to sit down upon the hams or heels: to cower, as an animal: to settle on new land without title:—pr.p. squat′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. squat′ted.—adj. short and thick, dumpy, clumsy.—ns. Squatoc′racy, the squatters of Australia collectively; Squat′ter, a settler on new land without title: one who leases pasture-land from the government; Squat′tiness.—v.i. Squat′tle (Scot.), to squat down.—adj. Squat′ty, very short and thick. [O. Fr. esquatir, to crush—L. ex-, coactus, pa.p. of cogĕre, to drive together.]
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