squat

squat  (skwt)

v. squat·ted, squat·ting, squats

v.intr.

1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.

2. To crouch down, as an animal does.

3. To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim.

4. To occupy a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it.

v.tr.

1. To put (oneself) into a crouching posture.

2. To occupy as a squatter.

adj. squat·ter, squat·test

1. Short and thick; low and broad.

2. Crouched in a squatting position.

n.

1. The act of squatting.

2. A squatting or crouching posture.

3. Sports A lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders.

4. The place occupied by a squatter.

5. The lair of an animal such as a hare.

6. Slang A small or worthless amount; diddlysquat.

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[Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, to crush : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + quatir, to press flat (from Vulgar Latin *coctre, from Latin coctus, past participle of cgere, to compress : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

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squatter n.

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squat [skwɒt]

vb squats, squatting, squatted (intr)

1. to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet

2. to crouch down, esp in order to hide

3. (Law) Law to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title

adj

Also squatty [ˈskwɒtɪ] short and broad a squat chair

n

1. a squatting position

2. a house occupied by squatters

[from Old French esquater, from es- ex-¹ + catir to press together, from Vulgar Latin coactīre (unattested), from Latin cōgere to compress, from co- + agere to drive]

squatly  adv

squatness  n

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Squat of daubers: company of plasterers, 1450.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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
	2.	squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	3.	squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels squatting movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	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" hunker, hunker down, scrunch up, crouch, scrunch sit, sit down - be seated
	2.	squat - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally lodge in, occupy, reside - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
Adj.	1.	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" low-set, squatty, stumpy, chunky, dumpy short, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	2.	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"

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squat

adjective

1. crouch down, sit on your heels, hunker down, sit on your haunches He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys.

2. low, short, stunted, stumpy, small squat stone houses

Translations

squat [skwɒt]

A. ADJ [person] → rechoncho, achaparrado; [building, shape etc] → desproporcionadamente bajo

B. VI

1. (also squat down) → agacharse, sentarse en cuclillas

2. (on property) → ocupar un inmueble ilegalmente

C. N piso etc ocupado ilegalmente

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squat [ˈskwɒt]

adj [person] → trapu(e); [house, tower] → trapu(e)

n

(done in exercise class) → accroupissement m

(= building) → squat m

vi

(= crouch) (also squat down) → s'accroupir

(on property) → squatter

vt [+ building, land] → squatter

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squat

adj (+er) → gedrungen, kompakt; chair → niedrig; figure, person → gedrungen

vi

(person) → hocken, kauern; (animal) → hocken

(also squat down) → sich (hin)hocken or (hin)kauern

(on land) → sich (illegal) ansiedeln; to squat (in a house) → ein Haus besetzt haben, sich in einem Haus eingenistet haben (inf); they are not tenants, they’re just squatting → das sind keine Mieter, das sind Hausbesetzer

n (inf: = place) → Unterschlupf m (für Hausbesetzer); after their squat in that house … → nachdem sie sich in dem Haus eingenistet hatten … (inf), → nachdem sie das Haus als Unterschlupf benutzt hatten …

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squat [skwɒt]

1. adj (-ter (comp) (-test (superl))) (person) → tarchiato/a, tozzo/a; (building, shape) → tozzo/a

2. vi

a. (also squat down) → accovacciarsi, acquattarsi

b. (on property) → occupare abusivamente
to squat in a house → occupare abusivamente una casa

3. n (fam) (house) → casa occupata

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squat [skwɒt]

1. adj (-ter (comp) (-test (superl))) (person) → tarchiato/a, tozzo/a; (building, shape) → tozzo/a

2. vi

a. (also squat down) → accovacciarsi, acquattarsi

b. (on property) → occupare abusivamente
to squat in a house → occupare abusivamente una casa

3. n (fam) (house) → casa occupata

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squat

v squat [skwot]

to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position The beggar squatted all day in the market place. hurk يُقَرْفِص (при)клякам sedět na bobku sidde på hug kauern κάθομαι στις φτέρνες ζαρωμένος kükitama چمباتمه زدن kyyhöttää s'accroupir לָשֶבֶת עַל הָעֲקבִים पालथी मारकर बैठना čučati, sjediti podvinutih nogu guggol jongkok sitja á hækjum sér accovacciarsi しゃがむ 웅크리고 앉다 tupėti, kiurksoti tupēt; notupties bertinggung hurken sitte på huk przykucnąć, siedzieć w kucki acocorar-se a se ghemui сидеть на корточках sedieť v drepe čepeti boraviti sitta på huk นั่งยอง ๆ çömelmek 蹲坐 сидіти навпочіпки زمین پر دو زانو بیٹھنا ngồi xổm 蹲坐

adj

short and fat; dumpy a squat little man; an ugly, squat building. kort, vet قَصير القامَه، مَرْبوع тумбест zavalitý; sražený lavstammet; plump gedrungen κοντόχοντρος jässakas, jändrik چاق كوتاه pieni ja paksu courtaud, trapu גוּץ छोटा, गोल-मटोल bucmast, zbijen zömök pendek gemuk kubbslegur tarchiato ずんぐりした 땅딸막한 kresnas, žemas drukns; zems un resns pendek dan gemuk plomp liten og tykk, klumpet krępy, przysadzisty atarracado îndesat; strivit, turtit приземистый zavalitý, územčistý čokat zdepast satt, låg och bred อ้วนเตี้ย bodur, tıknaz 矮胖的 низенький і товстий, присадкуватий ناٹا اور موٹا béo lùn 矮胖的