noun
exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent
Synonyms
Examples
- strengthens the leg muscles
noun
a small worthless amount
Synonyms
Examples
- you don't know jack
noun
the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
Synonyms
verb
sit on one's heels
Synonyms
Examples
- In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
- The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
verb
be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
Examples
- The building squatted low
verb
occupy (a dwelling) illegally
adjective
short and thick
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
having a low center of gravity
Synonyms
Examples
- built low to the ground