Squat - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |skwɑːt|  American pronunciation of the word squat
Brit.  |skwɒt|  British pronunciation of the word squat

noun

- exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles (syn: squatting)
- a small worthless amount (syn: jack, shit)
- the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels (syn: squatting)

verb

- sit on one's heels (syn: crouch, hunker, scrunch)
In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
The building squatted low
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally

adjective

- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature (syn: chunky, dumpy, squatty, stumpy)
a little church with a squat tower
a squatty red smokestack
- having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

Extra examples

He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen.

A family has been squatting in that house for months.

He didn't do squat all day.

She lives in a squat.

The children squatted down to draw on the sand.

It was one of those squat, high-shouldered, short-necked glass bottles.

The roof gives a very squat aspect to the temple.

He squatted down beside the little girl.

She lives in a squat in Camden.

He had a job that paid him squat.

You don't know squat about it.

In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting

The building squatted low

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: squat
he/she/it: squats
present participle: squatting
past tense: squatted
past participle: squatted
noun
singular: squat
plural: squats
adjective
comparative: squatter
superlative: squattest
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