squat
adjective
1. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
- a little church with a squat tower
- a squatty red smokestack
Similar word(s): little, short, chunky, dumpy, squatty, stumpy
2. having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
Similar word(s): low, underslung
noun
1. exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
Similar word(s): squatting
Definition categories: act
2. a small worthless amount
Similar word(s): diddley, diddly, diddlysquat, jack
Definition categories: quantity
3. the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
Similar word(s): squatting
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
Sentences with squat as a noun:
- I know squat about nuclear physics.
verb
1. sit on one's heels
- In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
Similar word(s): crouch, hunker, scrunch
Definition categories: contact, sit
2. be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
- The building squatted low
Definition categories: stative, be
3. occupy (a dwelling) illegally