单词 | squat |
释义 | squatn.1 1. a. A heavy fall or bump; a severe or violent jar or jolt. Now northern dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > [noun] > forcible, heavy, or violent piltinga1250 racec1330 squatc1350 dasha1375 percussion?a1425 peise1490 poise1490 dashing1580 gulp1598 jolt1599 feeze1603 slam1622 arietation1625 pash1677 pulse1677 jounce1784 smash1808 smashing1821 dush1827 birr1830 dunch1831 whop1895 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [noun] > heavy fall squatc1350 plump1596 gulch1671 sosh1687 soss1718 swaga1728 souse1774 dunt1828 swat1847 slump1850 gutser1918 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > jolt jolt1632 jot1647 jumble1674 squat1675 jounce1784 c1350 Ipomedon (Kölbing) 4352 Yche myghte se, where he laye. I trowe, here leman had a squate [rhyme that]. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. vii. 108 [He] tumlyt from hys hie cart chargit quhar he sat, And on the grund reboundis wyth a squat. 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. sig. H.h.iii Thone by a fal from her horse, the other by a violent thrust and squat on the buttocks vpon the hard stones. 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. sig. H.h.iiv By the force of the fall and squat, the matrice vaynes brake. a1633 G. Herbert tr. L. Cornarus Treat. Temperance 14 in L. Lessius Hygiasticon (1634) Bruises and squats, and falls, which often kill others, can bring little grief or hurt to those that are temperate. 1675 J. Smith Horol. Dialogues 24 It might be some accidental injury in the conveiance from one place to another, as sometimes happens by jogs or Squats which loosen either pins, wedges or screws. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 46 But ambling round an ugly post, A squat poor Bobby made. b. A bruise, contusion, or wound, esp. one caused by a fall; a dent or indentation. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > bruise brusurea1375 frousshure1477 bruise1533 wan1533 battering1558 squat1578 intuse1590 battery1594 crush1601 contusiona1616 sugillation1623 mishanter1754 stone bruise1805 rainbow1810 birze1818 pound1862 strawberry1921 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 238 The same herbe..is good to be layde on with wool upon squats or bruses. a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Wilts. (Bodl. MS Aubrey 1) f. 115 In our Western Language Squat is a Bruise. 1697 R. Pierce Bath Mem. i. ix. 186 His Illness first came after a Sqat upon his Hand; to which fell a Humour, and made it a Running Sore. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Squat,..a bruise, a hurt by falling; but this is a local sense. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > downpour floodc1275 spate1513 spout1554 gourder1565 squata1640 downpouring1669 deluge1720 pash1722 plout1740 on-ding1776 pelt1785 soaker1789 pelter1791 teem1793 pour1794 oncome1808 downpour1811 plash1820 slashing1829 plungec1841 dispunging1876 steeper1878 splurge1879 soak1891 drencher1892 toad-strangler1938 a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) 121 Haldon-Hill.., whereof the borderers..had this adage: When Haldon hath a hat, Let Kentowne beware a squat. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > companies involved in specific business misbeliefa1450 safeguarda1450 squatc1450 smearc1476 bleach1486 poulterer1534 water company1710 land-company1805 publishing house1819 railway company1824 oil company1827 bus line1843 rails1848 accountancy1860 art house1882 poulter1884 automaker1899 energy company1910 record label1926 label1930 utility1930 re-roller1931 prefabricator1933 seven sisters1962 energy firm1970 chipmaker1971 fragmentizer1972 fixit1984 infomediary1989 multi-utility1994 c1450 Porkington MS. 10 in Philol. Trans. (1909) 54 A squat of davberis. 1486 Bk. St. Albans f vj b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [phrase] at (the or a) squat1580 to crinkle in the hams1607 on one's hunkers1756 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 103 One runneth so fast you will neuer catch hir, the other is so at the squat, you can neuer finde hir. 1622 N. Breton Strange Newes in Wks. (1879) II. 6/1 Hunting they vse little, but to finde a Hare at squat. 1670 J. Smith England's Improvem. Reviv'd 191 You may chance to see..on the ground a brace or two of Hares at squot. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires x. 203 An old Grandam Ape, when, with a Grace, She sits at squat, and scrubs her Leathern Face. 4. The act of squatting, crouching, or sitting down close to the ground, spec. on the part of a hare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [noun] > act of squat1584 crouch1597 1584 in C. Robinson Handefull Pleasant Delights (Arb.) 29 To see..Her [i.e. the hare's] trips and skips,..With squats and flats, which hath no pere. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels 208 You are like to the hunted Hare which scuddeth hither and thether, and standeth in feare at euerie squat. 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. i The Huntsman cunning to undoe intricate doubles, Skips, Squats and windings. 1806 R. Bloomfield Wild Flowers 43 Grace by the tumbril made a squat. 1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (at cited word) A hare is said to Squat or go to Squat when she lies up in the chase. 1872 C. King Mountaineering in Sierra Nevada x. 214 I noticed one mule after another give a little squat. a. to take squat, to seek safety by squatting or hiding. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > thing hunted or game > action of game > [verb (intransitive)] to stand, be (abide obs.) at bayc1314 to steal awayc1369 stalla1425 starta1425 rusec1425 beatc1470 lodgec1470 trason1486 rouse1532 angle1575 bolt1575 to take squat1583 baya1657 watch1677 fall1697 tree1699 to go away1755 to sink the wind1776 to get up1787 to go to ground1797 lie1797 to stand up1891 fly1897 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > go into hiding to take squat1583 cavea1616 hole1631 to go to earth1820 1583 R. Greene Mamillia i. f. 16v The Foxe seeing his marrow almost kilde with the dogges, is a foole, if he take not squat. 1592 R. Greene Philomela sig. D Though the Hare take squat she is not lost at the first defaulte. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter houseOE denOE holdc1275 lying-placea1382 coucha1398 homea1398 logis1477 starting-hole1530 cabbage1567 lodge1567 lair1575 lay1590 squat1590 hover1602 denning1622 start-holea1641 bed1694 niche1725 shed1821 lying1834 basking-hole1856 lie1869 homesite1882 holt1890 lying-ground1895 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [noun] > family Leporidae > genus Lepus (hares) > lepus europaeus (hare) > lair or breeding place formc1290 maze1486 meuse1585 squat1590 muset1594 stool1607 hare-warren1647 seat1735 1590 T. Cokayne Treat. Hunting B iv b The Huntsman should blowe a call, that all that be in the field may repayre to him, and beate for the squat of the Hare. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Summarie Answere to Darel 163 You are to too afraid to tarrie ouer long in a squatte: the following crie of the Hounds is so hotte in your eares. 1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant xiii Their deepe-mouth'd Art..ne'r could start..That Game, from squat, they terme, Felicity. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 8 Thou hadst better have sat For ever on thy squatt. 6. a. A squatting attitude or posture. spec. in Gymnastics and Weight-lifting (earlier called crouch). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [noun] > crouching or squatting posture honeypots1860 squat1886 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > position squat1954 lockout1962 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > actions or positions vaulting1531 cross-step1728 still-vaulting1854 roll1858 trampolining1867 planche1878 handstand1890 rollover1891 trapezing1894 press1901 straddle1905 kip1909 upstart1909 headstand1915 round-off1917 neck-roll1920 undergrip1920 pike1928 swivel hips1943 thigh lift1949 overswing1955 shoulder stand1956 stand1956 floor exercise1957 squat1959 turnaround1959 salto1972 Tsukahara1972 1886 Bicycling News 24 Sept. 767/2 The cross-legged ‘squat’ is as natural an attitude to the sovereign as to the meanest beggar. 1954 M. Fallon Muscle Building for Beginners x. 56 Keep the head up and the back flat, and resist any temptation to lean forward, particularly at the lowest point of the squat. 1959 N. C. Loken & R. J. Willoughby Compl. Bk. Gymnastics iv. 35 Squat Head Balance. Start this stunt from a squat position with the hands on the mat and the inside of the knees resting on the elbows. 1964 G. C. Kunzle Parallel Bars ii. 42 Simple squats on one bar. 1964 G. C. Kunzle Parallel Bars ii. 44 Complete the squat off by pushing away strongly with the arms and drawing the shoulders forwards. 1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running vii. 91 Some runners and coaches think weightlifting is essential to good performances. Emil Zatopek..used to do squats while holding his wife, Dana, on his shoulders. b. hot squat: see hot squat n. at hot adj. and n.1 Compounds 3. 7. The fact of settling down in the water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > riding the waves > fact of settling down in water squat1905 1905 Sci. Amer. 7 Jan. 7/1 To the loaded draft there should be added about four feet for ‘squat’, when running at full speed. 8. a. The illegal occupation of an uninhabited building (esp. by a group of homeless people organized for this purpose); the period of such an occupation. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > as squatter squatting1832 squat1946 1946 Daily Mail 20 Sept. 2/3 The Great Squat is over... Today at 1200 hours the rearguards of Squat-Force will retire. 1963 S. Cooper in M. Sissons & P. French Age of Austerity 44 Early in September 1946 Londoners were startled by what was christened the Great Sunday Squat. 1969 Guardian 27 Sept. 9/2 The Diggers have decided not to take part in any more hippie squats. 1970 N. Saunders Alternative London xvii. 122 They then organised the squatters in East London, which has developed into the longest squat ever, lasting over ten months, in Arbour Square. 1975 Times 8 Jan. 3/6 This is the biggest squat ever, a serious attempt to house homeless people. 1981 Daily Tel. 3 Mar. 2/1 This squat cost the ratepayer £46,700—money we need not have spent had the squat not taken place. b. A house, flat, or building occupied by squatters; a squatter's place of residence. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > houses occupied by specific types of people grass house1557 woman-house1566 fishing-house1676 family house1727 henhouse1785 women-house1792 bachelor('s) hall1841 bachelor-apartment1857 garçonnière1927 bachelor1968 bachelorette1973 pit house1974 squat1975 1975 Guardian 26 Sept. 5/8 He's at 14 Algernon Road. It's a squat. 1977 M. Drabble Ice Age ii. 211 They'd been hosed out of their last squat. 1980 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 17/3 A whipround among punks from a squat near the police station raised £12.50. Draft additions 1993 squat thrust n. a physical exercise in which the legs are thrust backwards to their full extent from a squat position; also, = burpee n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises breathing1605 breather1802 arm swing1859 setting-up drill1862 grasshopper march1884 lunge1889 push-up1897 sit-up1900 pull-up1901 deep-breathing1904 bag-punching1927 press-up1928 setting-up exercise1935 pullover1936 bear crawl1937 burpee1939 knee-bend1941 leg raise1944 dip1945 uddiyana1949 squat thrust1950 lateral1954 pull-down1956 aquacise1968 step-up1973 abdominal crunch1981 power walking1982 crunch1983 gut-buster1983 stomach crunch1986 1950 K. F. Wells Kinesiology xxiii. 415 The squat-thrust, both with and without the dip is commonly included among conditioning exercises. 1988 Physiques Internat. Nov. 55/1 I still hold World Records in two events, the arm dips which I managed 100 reps in one minute, and the squat thrusts which still stands at 118 reps in the same time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squatn.2 Cornwall. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > of ore pipe1635 pipe vein1653 squat1671 body1672 moor1778 ore bed1787 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2098 Squatts are certain distinct places in the earth, not running in veins, differing from Bonnys..in this only that Squatts are flat, Bonnys are roundish. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 81 This kind of Fissure..is wrongly called by the Tinners, a Floor or a Squat, which properly speaking is a hole or chasm impregnated with Metal, that makes no continued line of direction, or regular walls. 1860 Eng. & Foreign Mining Gloss. (new ed.) 6 Bunch, or Squat of ore, a quantity of ore of small extent; more than a stone, and not so much as a course. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2018). squatn.3 U.S. The angel-fish, Squatina angelus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > angel-fish or monk-fish monkfish1582 sea-monk1611 sea-devil1634 kingston1666 angelfish1668 skate1668 piper1673 mermaid fish1738 fiddle-fish1748 fiddler1750 monk1756 angel shark1776 shark-ray1836 puppy-fish1880 squat1884 sea-angel1891 1884 D. S. Jordan in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 675. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2018). squatn.4 U.S. slang. Nothing at all; (following a negative construction) anything. Originally as second element of the phrase doodly-squat [probably < U.S. slang doodle excrement] . ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine xviii. 217 She ain't never had nothin'—not eben doodly-squat, and when she gits uh chance tuh git holt uh sumpin de ole buzzard is gone on uh rampage. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues viii. 107 These cats weren't from doodlely-squat. 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues viii. 373 Doodlely-squat, nothing, no more than the product of a child who squats to do his duty. 1967 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (new ed.) Suppl. 705/2 Squat,..= zot. 1967 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (new ed.) Suppl. 712/2 Zot,.. a grade or a score of zero. 1975 G. V. Higgins City on Hill i. 18 A lot of people that didn't care squat about the war went with us on that point. 1977 Rolling Stone 30 June 82/1 Under no circumstances would I ask those..judges down in Oswego to give him back his shingle on the condition it doesn't mean doodly-squat. 1979 P. Benchley Island ii. 26 It'll be another forecast-of-Armageddon cover that won't amount to squat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squatadj. I. Seated in a crouching posture, and related uses. 1. In predicative use: seated in a squatting or crouching posture; sitting close to the ground. a. Of a hare or other animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [adjective] > squatting or crouching squata1425 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiv If it happe þat she be sqwate to fore hem. a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiv If it happe..þat ony hunter fynde her sqwat,..he shall blowe a moot and rechate and stirt her. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Diiiv So how..the hare is squat. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie xxiv. 26 Neuer was there yet any larke or wat, Before hawke or dog, flatter darde or squat Then by this answere. 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 43 The tumbler, who lies squat in the brakes till the Conie be come forth out of her burrow. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur vi. 177 A Toad, squat on a Border spies, The Gardner passing by. 1795 J. Wolcot Royal Tour in Wks. (1816) III. 49 Squat on his speckled haunches gapes the Toad, And frogs affrighted hop along the road. 1897 Christian Herald (N.Y.) 4 Aug. 592/1 Does not the panther, squat in the grass, know a calf when he sees it? b. Of persons.In some contexts approaching to an adverbial use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > [adjective] quatc1425 hurkling?a1513 hurkled1567 squat1582 crouchanta1593 crouching1600 couchant1693 squatted1818 squatting1871 scrooched1885 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 47 Then to vs squat grooueling in this wise the oracle aunswerd. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 800 Him there they found Squat like a Toad, close at the eare of Eve. View more context for this quotation 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxii. 268 Ulysses to be sure that none remain Alive, and under Seats or Tables squat, Searcht well the Hall. 1737 H. Fielding Tom Thumb (ed. 3) ii. x. 37 While the two Stools her Sitting-Part confound, Between 'em both [to] fall squat upon the Ground. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xxxix. 25 Where I found her sitting squat on her hams, on the floor. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters II. viii. 134 The earless trapper was sitting upon the prairie—squat on his hams. 1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. v. 168 Satan, squat at his ear in the form of a sycophant priest, had told him [etc.]. c. Of things. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > lack of height > [adjective] shortc888 lowc1175 base1590 lowly1695 unlofty1729 squat1757 strunty1808 unhigh1811 dwarf1880 1757 Dr. Monsey Let. 3 Sept. in Letters of Mrs. E. Montagu (1813) IV. 160 She has made them lie squat with some ivory thimbles. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 76 The shrub lies squat to the ground. 2. dialect. Hidden from observation; quiet, still. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > not moving stillc888 unmoving?a1425 quatc1425 stock-still1508 stony1642 riveting1658 sitfast1669 unstirringa1684 sedate1684 statued1744 unshifting1811 stirless1816 unwaving1818 immotioned1821 standstill1829 akinetic1841 swayless1856 flutterless1873 static1910 squat1956 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > hidden dighela1000 dernc1000 wriena1250 privyc1300 unshewedc1386 wrapped1398 quatc1425 tectc1440 blinda1522 coucheda1522 dark1532 lurkingc1540 velated1542 hiddena1547 inclusive1554 concealed1558 secret1559 occult1567 disguised1594 occulted1598 derned1600 shrouded1600 latent1605 abstrused1608 supposed1608 unshown1614 enshielda1616 retruse1623 dissembled1631 researched1636 recondite1649 delitescent1653 larved1654 tected1657 bedilt1660 bosomed1667 inhidden1674 underground1677 abditive1727 secreted1756 unextruded1808 unprotruded1812 undisplayed1822 larvated1832 dissimulated1838 latescent1852 squat1956 1956 G. E. Evans Ask Fellows who cut Hay xxv. 228 Another feature of the dialect is the expressive vigour of many of the words and phrases:..squat (pronounced with a very broad a) hidden or quiet. 1962 M. Procter Devil in Moonlight xv. 155 We'll keep it squat and take a chance on having trouble later. II. Short and thick-set, and related uses. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > bruised bruiseda1400 surbateda1425 pounced?a1563 black and blue1568 squat1600 mauled1690 mourning1709 contused1761 stubbed1890 stone-bruised1909 the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [adjective] > made broad and flat > by pressure squat1600 quasheda1652 squatteda1678 squelched1837 squashed1856 squeegeed1904 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xliii. 280 This ointment..is singular good in the curing of..brused or squat nailes, wounds old and new [etc.]. 4. Short and thick; disproportionately broad or wide; podgy; thick-set: a. Of persons, animals, or their limbs, etc. squat lobster, a crab-like marine animal belonging to the family Galatheidæ. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] > and broad short shoulderedc1405 bunting1584 squaddy1593 chubby1611 truncheon1611 squat1630 squabbish1666 truss1674 squab1675 squad1675 stocky1676 punch1679 trunch1683 squat1688 stub1711 fodgel1724 thick-set1724 puddy1747 chunky1749 dumpy1750 squabby1754 knurly1758 clunch1776 trunchy1778 fubsy1780 punchy1780 humpty-dumpty1785 trunched1787 pudgy1788 fubby1790 runty1807 squattish1809 roly-poly1818 stumpy1822 hoddy-doddy1824 spuddya1825 hodmandod1825 stubby1831 podgy1832 fubsical1834 dumpty1847 fatling1847 stuggy1847 nuggety1856 cloddy1876 blocky1879 chumpy188. cobby1883 squidgy1891 stockish1913 pyknic1925 humpisha1935 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Macrura > member of family Galatheidae squat lobster1902 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 12 The Tartar is a stubbed squat fellow, hard bred, and such are their horses. 1678 London Gaz. No. 1308/4 A broad squot white beagle Bitch. 1718 M. Prior Alma i, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 320 The Mind,..Throughout the Body squat or tall Is, bonâ fide, All in All. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 146 She is a broad, squat, pursy, fat Thing, quite ugly. 1779 Mirror No. 2 A short squat man, with a carbuncled face. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. i. 23 A squat broad Little-John sort of figure. 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 37 Squat, robust, strongly-built fishes. 1879 A. R. Wallace Australasia v. 86 The nose..becomes broader and somewhat squat further down. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 111/1 Amongst other crustacea, the squat lobster (Themis orientalis) is..obtained by trawling in the southern waters. 1928 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas iii. 67 There are also squat-lobsters, which have long claws and broad, flattened bodies. 1978 Sci. Amer. Dec. 99/2 The galatheids (the squat-lobsters, a group intermediate between the macrurans and the true crabs) have reflecting superposition eyes with square facets. b. In general use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective] stoba1500 stubbeda1529 stubbleda1529 strunt1577 stumpy1600 chubby1611 stumpish1618 chubbed1674 squat1684 chubbish1685 chub1688 squabbed1694 cloddy1712 clavellated1713 pluggy1720 squab1723 puddy1747 tubbish1786 stunt1788 bunting1808–25 dumpy1808 clumpy1820 dubby1825 stubby1831 chunky1833 snubbed1835 tubby1835 pudgy1862 squatty1881 squidgy1891 1684 London Gaz. No. 1933/4 She is square before, with a square squat Stem. 1723 B. Mandeville Fable Bees (ed. 2) i. 333 Little squat Bibles clasp'd in Brass. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. Explan. Terms 389 Sessiles, squat, having no Foot~stalk. 1861 Sat. Rev. 21 Sept. 305 The [printing] type..is somewhat squat and angular. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vi. 54 One of those squat, high-shouldered, short-necked glass bottles. 1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 103 Wilfrid joined a squat brig that crossed the Bay. 1891 E. Gosse Gossip in Library i. 10 A squat volume published two centuries ago. c. Of buildings or parts of these. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] > and broad short shoulderedc1405 bunting1584 squaddy1593 chubby1611 truncheon1611 squat1630 squabbish1666 truss1674 squab1675 squad1675 stocky1676 punch1679 trunch1683 squat1688 stub1711 fodgel1724 thick-set1724 puddy1747 chunky1749 dumpy1750 squabby1754 knurly1758 clunch1776 trunchy1778 fubsy1780 punchy1780 humpty-dumpty1785 trunched1787 pudgy1788 fubby1790 runty1807 squattish1809 roly-poly1818 stumpy1822 hoddy-doddy1824 spuddya1825 hodmandod1825 stubby1831 podgy1832 fubsical1834 dumpty1847 fatling1847 stuggy1847 nuggety1856 cloddy1876 blocky1879 chumpy188. cobby1883 squidgy1891 stockish1913 pyknic1925 humpisha1935 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Sss2/1 A squat (or well compacted) House. a1771 T. Gray Archit. Gothica in Wks. (1814) II. 101 The capitals..are all in general too squat and too gross for the pillars which they are meant to adorn. 1828 R. Duppa Trav. Italy 122 The arches are circular, and the columns squat. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. vi. 224 The nave..looks absolutely squat, owing to the lowness of the arcade. 1889 John Bull 2 Mar. 147/2 It must either be very low and squat in proportion, or it must be of such a scale in elevation as to rival the Abbey. 5. Characterized by squatness of form or structure. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being short and thick or broad > [adjective] > characterized by squatness of form squat1774 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 39 From its [sc. the marmot's] squat muscular make, it has great strength joined to great agility. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 82 [The palace] presents ideas rather of squat solidity, than of princely magnificence. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 18 Mar. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) iii. 134 This roof..gives a very squat aspect to the temple. 1879 J. R. Green Readings Eng. Hist. xxi. 108 Their buildings..retained their primitive squat, low and meagre proportions. Compounds squat-bodied adj. ΚΠ 1656 S. Holland Don Zara ii. v. 113 Thy breeding no better than that the Boars of Belgia afford their swat-bodied Bantlings. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4137/4 A dapple brown bay squat Bodied Mare. squat-built adj. ΚΠ 1873 J. Greenwood In Strange Company 202 A sinister-looking, squat-built old gentleman. squat-hatted adj. ΚΠ 1902 ‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness 220 A string of cattle..driven by dark, squat-hatted figures on horseback. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squatv. I. To crush or dash, and related uses. 1. a. transitive. To crush, flatten, or beat out of shape; to smash or squash; to bruise severely. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > make broad in relation to thickness [verb (transitive)] > make thin and flat by pressure squata1300 to-squatc1325 quasha1387 squash1565 squeeze1601 squelch1625 squeegee1885 a1300 E.E. Psalter cix. 6 Sqwat sal he heuedes, blode and bane, In þe land of mani-ane. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 68 Þis stoon shal falle on siche men, and squatte hem al to poudir. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 2 Sam. xxii. 8 The foundementis of hillis ben togidir smyten and squat. a1547 J. Redford Wit & Sci. (1951) 9 In twenty gobbetes, I showld have squatted them. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 86 The same..is good for such as are squatte and brused with falling from above. 1674 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 77 To Squat, to bruise or make flat by letting fall... Suss. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 189 Iron-clayted shoes do not well to thresh wheat in, especially if it be new corn; for such shoes squat and bruise it much. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 282 It often happens, that such a cow's knees fall against the side or flank of the cow with calf, and so squat the calf. 1825– in many dial. glossaries and texts. b. To dash down heavily or with some force; also, †to knock (gently). Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > throw down > heavily or forcibly dumpa1300 to slay up or downa1400 squata1400 flash1548 the world > movement > impact > impinge upon [verb (transitive)] > cause to impinge > gently or lightly tapa1500 dab1592 squat1609 a1400 Leg. Rood (1871) 142 But whon þe Roode ros and doun was squat, Þe nayles renten him hondes and feete. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxi. f. 178v If it be gluishe.., and squatted on the grounde scatereth nat: it is a token of a fatte grounde. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Allido, to squatte or throw any thing agaynst the grounde or walles. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 59 Now squatting them vppon the floore or ground, Now squashing out their bellies soft and round. 1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie x. sig. K6 The Bees being dead, squat the hiue softly against the ground. 1828– in Yks. glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > strike [verb (transitive)] > strike out with a blow latcha1225 slentc1380 to hit out1393 squat?1553 slat1577 to knock outa1616 king1916 ?1553 Respublica (1952) v. vii. 55 Woulde ye have om sqwatte owt ons braine? ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > violently shoveOE swengea1225 slata1250 sleata1250 dashc1290 thringa1300 hurlc1305 lashc1330 to ding downc1380 rampenc1390 dinga1400 reelc1400 rash1485 flounce1582 squat1658 ram1718 whang1820 slug1862 slam1870 1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 554 He saw the King like to recover, and he squatted his disease..to his heart by the wet cloth. 1686 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Ἀνεκδοτα Ἑτερουιακα 110 The Cardinal-Nephew's continual Riots had squatted him in his Coffin at twenty-eight years old. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > suppress emotions forbearOE refrainc1384 repressa1393 subdue1483 suppressa1500 squat1577 to bite in1608 contain?1611 to keep ina1616 swallowa1643 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keep from knowledge [verb (transitive)] heeleOE dernc893 mitheeOE wryOE buryc1175 hidec1200 dilla1300 laina1375 keepa1382 wrapa1382 cover1382 conceala1393 curea1400 shroud1412 veilc1460 smorec1480 cele1484 suppress1533 wrap1560 smoulder1571 squat1577 muffle1582 estrange1611 screen1621 lock1646 umbrage1675 reserve1719 restrict1802 hugger-mugger1803 mask1841 ward1881 thimblerig1899 marzipan1974 society > law > rule of law > illegality > render illegal [verb (transitive)] > deprive of legal validity abatea1325 squatcha1325 voida1325 allayc1325 annul1395 reverse1395 revokec1400 rupt?a1425 repealc1425 abroge1427 defeat1429 purloin1461 cassa1464 toll1467 resume1472 reprove1479 suspend1488 discharge1495 reduce1498 cassate1512 defease1512 denulla1513 disannula1513 fordoa1513 avoid1514–5 abrogate?1520 frustrate1528 revert1528 disaffirm?1530 extinct1530 resolve1537 null1538 nihilate1545 extinguish1548 elidec1554 revocate1564 annullate1570 squat1577 skaila1583 irritate1605 retex1606 nullify1607 unable1611 refix1621 vitiate1627 invalid1643 vacate1643 unlaw1644 outlaw1647 invalidate1649 disenact1651 vacuate1654 supersedec1674 destroy1805 break1891 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande iii. f. 11 v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I Saying that although lawes were squatted in warre, yet notwithstanding they ought to be reuiued in peace. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 7 His grief deepe squatting hoap he yeelds with phisnomye cheereful. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > impinge [verb (intransitive)] > forcibly or violently beatc885 pilta1200 smitec1300 dashc1305 pitchc1325 dushc1400 hitc1400 jouncec1440 hurl1470 swack1488 knock1530 jut1548 squat1587 bump1699 jowl1770 smash1835 lasha1851 ding1874 biff1904 wham1948 slam1973 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > with force or violence dump1333 swapc1386 to shove downc1400 squat1587 to go down1697 spank1800 thwacka1851 to beat down1860 1587 A. Day Longus's Daphnis & Chloe sig. N4v The yoong youth..shooke the raskall off, and that so rudelie, as his pampered drunken carcas squatted against the ground. c1590 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. IV. 218 Thou shalte be handled for the nonce, That all thy braynes on the ground shall squat. II. To sit in a crouching posture, and related uses. 4. a. reflexive. To seat (oneself) upon the hams or haunches; to take one's seat in a crouching attitude or posture. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (reflexive)] squata1425 squata1535 ruck1595 squab1680 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (reflexive)] > specific part of body squata1425 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxxiv And if it happe..þat she sqwat not her a forne þe houndes. 1737 T. Gray Let. in Corr. (1971) I. 48 At the foot of one of these squats me I. 1775 F. Burney Let. 21 Nov. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 182 The Prince at last squatted himself on the corner of a Form. 1836 W. Irving Astoria II. 29 An old man..squatted himself near the door. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy xxiii He followed the cat, and off she went and squatted herself under the hedge. b. Similarly with down. (Cf. sense 6b.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (reflexive)] squata1425 squata1535 ruck1595 squab1680 a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 1359/2 When thou hadest ietted thy fil, squat the down fair & wel in a chaire. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie 1050 Yet will they squatte them downe in their filthinesse. 1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) Post. 88 The Archbishop of York, striving to sit above Canterbury, squatts him down on his lap. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 59 Curtsying so low, that I thought she intended to squat herself down on the floor. 1777 J. Cook Jrnl. 18 May (1967) III. i. 107 When the contest was over, the Victor squated himself down facing the cheif. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 72 Two friends, perfect strangers to you, squatting themselves down at your right and left hand. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xviii. 306 She set down her basket, [and] squatted herself down. c. With quasi-reflexive object. Also, to let (the tail) droop or fall. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [verb (transitive)] > let tail droop squat1825 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxii. 262 As soon as he saw me, he squatted his Belly to the Ground,..and crawled slowly towards me. 1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 102 When Eloquence your Wrath has overcome, Then offer in a Chair to squat your Bum. 1801 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery I. 172 Foul imps of ignominy will squat their loathsome forms on my unbruised bones. 1825 Mirror 5 30/1 A mad dog..generally goes..in a straight line..and never squats his tail. 5. a. intransitive. Of hares: to sit close to the ground in a crouching attitude; to crouch or cower down, esp. in order to avoid observation or capture. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > habits and actions > [verb (intransitive)] > crouch squata1425 stoop1590 clucka1640 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > a secret place, hiding place > be or hide in secret place [verb (intransitive)] squata1425 den1610 hole1828 to hole up1890 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares) > [verb (intransitive)] > crouch down squata1425 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of animals squata1425 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) i And somtyme [the hare runs] a litell while and thenn abydith and squattith, and that done they ofte. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lix. 163 If she come to the side of any yong spring or groue, she will..squat vnder the side thereof. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxi. 172 Yet they will squatte vpon the outsides of the wayes or very neare to them. 1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. E2 If they were hares, as they are men, I should think them squatted. 1660 W. Secker Nonsuch Professor 56 The fearful Hare squats at every noyse. 1711 E. Budgell Spectator No. 116. ⁋7 The Hare now, after having squatted two or three Times, and been put up again as often [etc.]. 1731 H. Fielding Welsh Opera i. iv. 8 Poor Puss's cunning, and shifting and shunning... First this Way, then that, First a stretch, and then a Squat. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 196 The coy hare squats nestling in the corn. 1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (at cited word) A hare is said to Squat or go to Squat when she lies up in the chase. b. Of other animals, birds, etc. ΚΠ a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) ii Þen he [the hart] maketh a ruse..and þere he stalleth or squatteth. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 36 Did euer thing do Cupid so much ill As once a Bee which on his hand did squat? 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 262 He [sc. the ram-fish] squatteth close under the shade of bigge ships. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Blotir, to squat, skowke, or ly close to the ground, like a daring Larke. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 184 It [sc. a fly] presently squats down, as it were, that it may be the more ready for its rise. 1826 T. Hood Irish Schoolmaster vi, in Whims & Oddities 123 Alsoe, he schools some tame familiar fowls, Whereof, above his head, some two or three Sit darkly squatting. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xv. 306 Then the Crocodiles squat on them till they are drowned. 1895 J. G. Millais Breath from Veldt iv. 64 If then suddenly approached with a pointer they become confused and squat well. 6. a. Of persons: to sit down with the legs closely drawn up beneath the hams or in front of the body; esp. to sit on the ground in this way or in a crouching attitude. Also jocularly, to sit (down).Frequently const. with prepositions, esp. on or upon (the ground, hams, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (intransitive)] ruck?c1225 cowerc1300 crouchc1394 couch?a1400 hurklea1400 quatc1425 squat1573 squat1609 thigh1611 swat1615 hunker1720 lower1720 squattle1786 croodle1788 scrooch1844 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 19v Then skwattith [1577 skwatteth; 1580 squatteth] the master, or trudgeth away: and after dog runneth, as fast as he may. 1784 W. Russell Hist. Mod. Europe (1818) V. 186 Canadians and Indians..squatted below bushes, or skulked behind trees. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 37 Men and women squat round this mat, which is covered with dishes. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. x. 230 Squatting plump on a cat—which you had not seen in your chair. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi viii. 174 The operator squatting, places his great toes on each end to keep all steady. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 437 With groups of camels..tended all night long by some swarthy Arab squatting on his haunches. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 111 I crawled under cover of the nearest live-oak, and squatted there. b. With down. (Cf. 4b.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (intransitive)] ruck?c1225 cowerc1300 crouchc1394 couch?a1400 hurklea1400 quatc1425 squat1573 squat1609 thigh1611 swat1615 hunker1720 lower1720 squattle1786 croodle1788 scrooch1844 1609 T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. sig. B2v Teach them both how to squat downe to their meat, and how to munch..like Loobies. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 33 They squat down upon their heels, like Taylors, about the Soffta. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. i. 341 She squats down upon a chair. 1809 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. July 116 Down on the grass the Doctor squatted. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiv. 121 The lazy Indians..squatting down on their hams. 1901 D. B. Hall & A. Osborne Sunshine & Surf vi. 60 We would all squat down cross-legged, which is the correct way to sit at a native meal. c. In past participle used predicatively. ΚΠ 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. Liijv Thus squatted vpon this pleasaunt mount from mornyng to euenyng they spende their tyme. 1791 J. O'Keeffe Wild Oats v. iv. 74 Leaving me a chubby little fellow, squatted on a carpet. 1816 J. K. Tuckey Narr. Exped. River Zaire (1818) iv. 137 The assembly was composed of about fifty persons squatted in the sand. 1867 M. E. Herbert Cradle Lands i. 15 The guests being seated, or rather squatted, on the divan. 1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 82 Catch the ewe gently with the crook; lay her on her left side, yourself being squatted at her back. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of lying down or reclining > lie down or recline [verb (intransitive)] > lie down or assume reclining position > on the belly squat1650 1650 T. Bayly Worcesters Apophthegmes 88 As soon as ever he came in sight of the enemy, he squatted upon his belly. 7. transitive. To cause to squat; to put into, place in, a squatting attitude or posture. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of crouching or squatting > crouch or squat [verb (transitive)] > cause to couch1594 squat1600 1600 N. Breton Pasquils Fooles-cap (rev. ed.) sig. D2v Hee that squats a Hare within a furrowe, And sees how shee within her Muce doth Nuzzle. 1745 T. Gray Let. 14 Nov. in Corr. (1971) I. 226 He came to meet me.., [and] squatted me into a fauteuil. 1850 Bentley's Misc. Nov. 507 They next squatted Sam upon the ground, and began to divest him of the hair of his head. 8. intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > suffer (adversity or affliction) [verb (transitive)] > fall into (some adverse condition) under-fall1614 squat1641 elapse1742 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 26 The lofty minds..thought it a poore indignity, that the high rear'd government of the Church should so on a sudden..squat into a Presbytery. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] > remain in hiding lurkc1300 to hide one's headc1475 mitch1558 nestle1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 to lay low1600 skulk1626 squat1658 to lie by1709 hide1872 to hole up1875 to lie low1880 to lie (also play) doggo1882 to hide out1884 to put the lid on1966 1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 453 It makes all the joy, which flusht out before, squat in on a sudden. 1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 119 Peter, whose grace that squatted in for a while, came forth with such a force [etc.]. c. To sink in or down, in various uses. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > sink syec888 besinkc893 asye1024 asinkc1275 sink?a1300 settlec1315 silea1400 droopc1540 recide1628 subsidate1653 squat1687 pitch1751 gravitate1823 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 54 These Borrachios must be wet every half quarter of an hour, for fear they should squat for want of Wine. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 80 The inner parts of these lands bind and squat together below the harrow tinings. 1846 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 7 ii. 591 The peas soon shake hands across the furrow, and to attempt to hoe after they have done so, or have squatted, will [etc.]. 9. a. To settle upon new, uncultivated, or unoccupied land without any legal title and without the payment of rent. Originally U.S.Frequently const. on or upon (land). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > colonize [verb (intransitive)] > illegally squat1800 1800 Mississippi Territorial Archives (1906) 212 I wish also to be instructed for my Conduct towards those people Squatting or establishing themselves upon the Public Lands. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer III. ii. 44 He was a Kentucky man, of the Ohio, where he had ‘squatted’, as we say. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 70 As for a habitat, if I were not permitted still to squat, I might purchase one acre. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 20 June 6/1 The ancestors of many of the present freeholders began to squat upon the uncultivated slopes of the hills. b. Australian. To rent or take up government or crown land for pasturage as a squatter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [verb (intransitive)] > rent land for pasture squat1827 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxvi. 162 They have therefore..much to gain by new settlers ‘squatting’ near their locations. 1852 G. B. Earp Gold Colonies Austral. 98 The remaining mode of occupying land in New South Wales is to ‘squat’, i.e. to lease a large tract from the Government for purposes purely pastoral. 1870 Daily News 15 Feb. A tract of 160 acres of Government land, on which he ‘squatted’, with the right to buy it at five English shillings an acre. c. To occupy an uninhabited building illegally (esp. said of a group of homeless people organized for this purpose); to live as a squatter (squatter n.1 1d). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > as squatter squat1880 1880 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor (ed. 3) IV. xxix. 269 Paupers had squatted in many of the towers. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier v. 81 In one town I remember a whole colony of them who were squatting, more or less illicitly, in a derelict house which was practically falling down. 1946 Daily Worker 9 Sept. 4/3 We..decided to assist homeless people to squat in certain of these buildings. 1969 Listener 15 May 665/1 No one expects to see 40,000 people squatting this year as there were 23 years ago. 1969 Peace News 13 June 5/1 One startling realisation..is how few is the number of families that have had the courage to squat. 1980 Oxf. Compan. Law 1171/2 Persons may squat in buildings by reason of inability to find other accommodation and may do so deliberately as a protest against shortage of housing in the area. d. transitive (a) To install (someone) as a squatter. (b) To occupy (a building) as a squatter. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (transitive)] > as squatter squat1973 society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [verb (transitive)] > as squatter squat1973 1973 Guardian 23 Mar. 9/5 Shelter, the campaign for the homeless, has squatted a homeless family of six people in an Ealing council house..reserved by the council for a homeless widow with four children. 1975 Daily Tel. 22 July 12 Much has been made of cases in which occupied privately-owned property has been squatted in the temporary absence of the owner. 1976 Milton Keynes Express 28 May 11/7 He added that he squats dozens of homeless people in corporations or council houses. 1977 It June 5/1 By January '76 the place was squatted by Enrique Ahriman, self-styled Demon of Confusion. Draft additions 1993 e. In Weight-lifting, to perform a squatting exercise while holding a specified weight. Usually const. with (the weight) or with adverb accusative indicating the weight or the number of times the exercise is repeated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > contend in athletics [verb (intransitive)] > lift weight press1906 squat1956 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > contend in athletics [verb (transitive)] > lift > specific exercise squat1956 1956 Muscle Power Mar. 21 Anyone who..squats 10 reps with 770 lbs..is liable to accomplish the incredible. 1958 Muscle Power Feb. 7/2 We also thought..that he could not possibly do much more when he was squatting with a mere (to himself) 800 lbs. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Feb. 48/1 Wighton..can squat more than 400 pounds after working out much of the summer in a universal gym. 1985 Bodypower Oct. 26/2 The new professional sensation Rich Gaspari squats with 700 lbs for reps! 1986 Flex Feb. 83/2 Tina Woodley..squatted 325 pounds for 6 reps the day after her show! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squatadv. rare. In a direct and straightforward manner, ‘flat’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb] > frankly freelyeOE unreservedly1708 candidly1762 outspokenly1855 straight1874 man to man1902 (straight) from the shoulder1904 squat1909 1909 R. Kipling Songs from Bks. (1913) 24 Tell old Winter, if he doubt, Tell him squat and square-a! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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