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squat

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verb

ˈskwät How to pronounce squat (audio)
squatted; squatting

transitive verb

1
: to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
2
: to occupy as a squatter

intransitive verb

1
: to crouch close to the ground as if to escape observation
a hare squatting in the grass
2
a
: to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent so that the buttocks rest on or near the heels
squatted by the campfire
b
: to exercise by performing a squat (see squat entry 3 sense 3a)
3
: to be or become a squatter
squat in an abandoned building

squat

2 of 3

adjective

squatter; squattest
1
: sitting with the haunches close above the heels
2
a
: low to the ground
b
: marked by disproportionate shortness or thickness
squatly adverb
squatness noun

squat

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noun

1
a
: the act of squatting
b
: the posture of one that squats
2
a
: a place where one squats
b
: the lair of a small animal
the squat of a hare
3
a
: an exercise in which a standing person lowers to a position in which the torso is erect and the knees are deeply bent and then rises to an upright position

Note: A squat can be done while holding weights, with a barbell on the upper back, or without weights.

b
weight lifting : a lift involving a squat done while holding a barbell on the shoulders
also : a competitive event involving this lift
4
chiefly British : an empty house or building that is occupied by squatters
5
slang : diddly-squat

Synonyms

Verb

Adjective

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen. A family has been squatting in that house for months. Noun He didn't do squat all day. She lives in a squat.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Welcome to Petco Park, where track records with other teams mean diddly and squat. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 For the glute kickback, lateral leg circle, and Bulgarian split squat, and step up, do 30-45 seconds per side. Jenny Mccoy, SELF, 20 Aug. 2022 Because when Lepiarz asked for a volunteer, Crews offered up Cowell for some payback. Lepiarz asked the stern judge to squat while holding a stick in between his knees. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 The interior was barely long enough to lie down, and only high enough for Didyk and a few other captives to squat on their knees. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2022 After spending weeks on a Conservation Corps in the Arizona desert last fall, my work pants reeked of urine and my legs suffered dozens of scrapes from trying to find a secluded spot to squat in thorny Devils Claw. Outside Online, 24 June 2021 That’s because the star running back would rather try to squat more than 600 pounds than talk about himself. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 31 July 2022 Find clever angles to bounce a dodgeball off a wall and still hit a foe who might otherwise squat behind cover. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 19 June 2022 In line, other surfers were happy to teach me how to move forward on my board and how to squat down as the wave lost steam. Spenser Mestel, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2022
Adjective
Trainers told us that formwork (like checking your squat technique), brief full-body strength circuits, and even a solid round of burpees can be effective uses of 10 quick minutes. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 7 Sep. 2022 Like a mirage, the park appeared, a small series of islets surrounded by glittering, aquamarine seawater, with its main attraction—the Civil War–era Fort Jefferson—sitting squat in the middle of Garden Key, massive and rust red. Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2022 Across the lot from the squat cylinder of the Aral Sea Museum, a black-and-white mural of fish skeletons and aquatic spirits wound around the old lighthouse, which now housed a cafe. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Across the lot from the squat cylinder of the Aral Sea Museum, a black-and-white mural of fish skeletons and aquatic spirits wound around the old lighthouse, which now housed a cafe. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Interested in trying out the deep squat challenge for yourself? Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Our squat numbers, in some cases, went up 100 pounds. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2022 The alignment markers came in handy for lunges and sumo squat foot placement and practicing your form in yoga poses. Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, drinks such as Sanpellegrino and Heineken are switching to slim cans from the squat kind. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 6 July 2022
Noun
Pinch your shoulder blades together, then slowly bend your knees down into a squat. Jenny Mccoy, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022 On the next squat, jump back to the left, landing in the start position. Greg Presto, Men's Health, 9 June 2022 The wall sit basically takes the isometric portion of the squat and blows it out into its own, leg-quaking move. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 24 Aug. 2022 Knees should be directly over your ankles at the base of the squat. Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022 Slide your right leg to the right, bending both legs into a squat, and tap the ground with your hands. Tatiana Lampa, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2022 Lower into a squat, then drive your left knee to hip height, balancing on your right foot. Michael J. Lewis, Men's Health, 1 July 2022 Oh, and to answer the aforementioned question about two-legged stationary movements: powerlifting, with the deadlift and the squat. Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 26 July 2022 Tifase has above-average strength with a 620-pound squat. Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English squatten to crush, crouch in hiding, from Middle French (Picard dialect) esquatir, escuater, from Old French es- ex- + quatir to hide, from Vulgar Latin *coactire to squeeze, alteration of Latin coactare to compel — more at cache

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of squat was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing squat

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