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squat
(skwŏt)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.
3. Sports To lift (an amount of weight) when doing a squat.
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. Chiefly British The place occupied by a squatter.
5. The lair of an animal such as a hare.
6. Slang A small or worthless amount; diddly-squat.
[Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, to crush : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + quatir, to press flat (from Vulgar Latin *coāctīre, from Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to compress : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
squat′ter n.
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squat
(skwɒt)vb (intr) , squats, squatting or squatted
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) (tr) law to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title
4. (Weightlifting) weightlifting to crouch down to one's knees and rise to a standing position while holding (a specified weight) behind one's neck
adj
Also: squatty short and broad: a squat chair.
n
5. a squatting position
6. (Weightlifting) weightlifting an exercise in which a person crouches down and rises up repeatedly while holding a barbell at shoulder height
7. a house occupied by squatters
[C13: 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]
ˈsquatly adv
ˈsquatness n
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squat
(skwɒt)v. squat•ted, squat•ting, v.i.
1. to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body.
2. to crouch, as an animal.
3. to occupy property or settle land as a squatter.
v.t. 4. to cause to squat.
5. to occupy or settle as a squatter.
adj. 6. disproportionately short and thickset.
7. assuming a squatting position; crouching.
n. 8. the act of squatting.
9. a squatting position or posture.
10. a place occupied by squatters.
[1250–1300; (v.) Middle English squatten < Old French esquater, esquatir=es- ex-1 + quatir < Vulgar Latin *coāctīre to compress, derivative of Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere to compress; see cogent]
squat′ly, adv.
squat′ness, n.
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Squat
of daubers: company of plasterers, 1450.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
squat
Past participle: squatted
Gerund: squatting
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Noun | 1. | squat - exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles leg exercise - exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles |
2. | squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" 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 | |
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" |
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 | |
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" |
2. | squat - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground 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.
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squat
verb1. To sit on one's heels:
hunker (down).
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Translations
قَصير القامَه، مَرْبوعيُقَرْفِص
dřepdřepnoutsedět na bobkusraženýzavalitý
besættelavstammetplump
kyykistyäkyykkykyyristyärakennusvallata
guggol
kubbslegursitja á hækjum sér
kiurksoti
druknsnotuptiestupētzems un resns
hurkenkraakpand
sedieť v drepe
čepeti
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squat
[ˈskwɒt] n
(done in exercise class) → accroupissement m
(= building) → squat m
vi
(= crouch) (also squat down) → s'accroupir
(on property) → squatter
vt [+ building, land] → squatter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
squat
vi
(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 …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
squat
(skwot) – past tense, past participle ˈsquatted – verb to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position. The beggar squatted all day in the market place.
adjective short and fat; dumpy. a squat little man; an ugly, squat building.
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squat
v. agacharse; sentarse en cuclillas; acuclillarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
squat
n (exercise) sentadilla; vi (pret & pp squatted; ger squatting) ponerse en cuclillasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.