squat

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Synonyms: squad, squab, squit, quat, asquat, squaw, squam, suat, squa, squatt

Antonyms: squad, squab, squit, quat, asquat, squaw, squam, suat, squa, squatt

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Adjective

1. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
2. Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.

Noun

1. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2. Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee. A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
3. A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
4. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
5. A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
6. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
7. Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
   • I know squat about nuclear physics.
8. A small vein of ore.
9. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
10. Squat effect.
11. A sudden or crushing fall.
12. A dental practice set up from scratch instead of joining an existing one.

Verb

1. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2. To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee. To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back. To lift (a barbell) while performing a squat
   • I can squat 150 lbs.
3. To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
4. To lift (a barbell) while performing a squat
   • I can squat 150 lbs.
5. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
6. To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
7. To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.
8. To cybersquat.
9. To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.
   • I can't believe they squatted my favorite faction!

Noun

1. The angel shark (genus Squatina).

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