squat

squat

S0683500 (skwŏt)v. squat·ted, squat·ting, squats v.intr.1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.2. To crouch down, as an animal does.3. To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim.4. To occupy a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it.v.tr.1. To put (oneself) into a crouching posture.2. To occupy as a squatter.3. Sports To lift (an amount of weight) when doing a squat.adj. squat·ter, squat·test 1. Short and thick; low and broad.2. Crouched in a squatting position.n.1. The act of squatting.2. A squatting or crouching posture.3. Sports A lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders.4. Chiefly British The place occupied by a squatter.5. The lair of an animal such as a hare.6. Slang A small or worthless amount; diddly-squat.

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[Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, to crush : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + quatir, to press flat (from Vulgar Latin *coāctīre, from Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to compress : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

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squat′ter n.

squat

(skwɒt) vb (intr) , squats, squatting or squatted1. to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet2. to crouch down, esp in order to hide3. (Law) (tr) law to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title4. (Weightlifting) weightlifting to crouch down to one's knees and rise to a standing position while holding (a specified weight) behind one's neckadj Also: squatty short and broad: a squat chair. n5. a squatting position6. (Weightlifting) weightlifting an exercise in which a person crouches down and rises up repeatedly while holding a barbell at shoulder height7. a house occupied by squatters[C13: from Old French esquater, from es- ex-¹ + catir to press together, from Vulgar Latin coactīre (unattested), from Latin cōgere to compress, from co- + agere to drive] ˈsquatly adv ˈsquatness n

squat

(skwɒt)

v. squat•ted, squat•ting, v.i. 1. to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body. 2. to crouch, as an animal. 3. to occupy property or settle land as a squatter. v.t. 4. to cause to squat. 5. to occupy or settle as a squatter. adj. 6. disproportionately short and thickset. 7. assuming a squatting position; crouching. n. 8. the act of squatting. 9. a squatting position or posture. 10. a place occupied by squatters. [1250–1300; (v.) Middle English squatten < Old French esquater, esquatir=es- ex-¹ + quatir < Vulgar Latin *coāctīre to compress, derivative of Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere to compress; see cogent] squat′ly, adv. squat′ness, n.

Squat

 of daubers: company of plasterers, 1450.

squat

Past participle: squatted
Gerund: squatting

Imperative
squat
squat

Present
I squat
you squat
he/she/it squats
we squat
you squat
they squat

Preterite
I squatted
you squatted
he/she/it squatted
we squatted
you squatted
they squatted

Present Continuous
I am squatting
you are squatting
he/she/it is squatting
we are squatting
you are squatting
they are squatting

Present Perfect
I have squatted
you have squatted
he/she/it has squatted
we have squatted
you have squatted
they have squatted

Past Continuous
I was squatting
you were squatting
he/she/it was squatting
we were squatting
you were squatting
they were squatting

Past Perfect
I had squatted
you had squatted
he/she/it had squatted
we had squatted
you had squatted
they had squatted

Future
I will squat
you will squat
he/she/it will squat
we will squat
you will squat
they will squat

Future Perfect
I will have squatted
you will have squatted
he/she/it will have squatted
we will have squatted
you will have squatted
they will have squatted

Future Continuous
I will be squatting
you will be squatting
he/she/it will be squatting
we will be squatting
you will be squatting
they will be squatting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been squatting
you have been squatting
he/she/it has been squatting
we have been squatting
you have been squatting
they have been squatting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been squatting
you will have been squatting
he/she/it will have been squatting
we will have been squatting
you will have been squatting
they will have been squatting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been squatting
you had been squatting
he/she/it had been squatting
we had been squatting
you had been squatting
they had been squatting

Conditional
I would squat
you would squat
he/she/it would squat
we would squat
you would squat
they would squat

Past Conditional
I would have squatted
you would have squatted
he/she/it would have squatted
we would have squatted
you would have squatted
they would have squatted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squat - exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg musclesknee bend, squattingleg exercise - exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles
	2.	squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"diddley, diddly, diddlyshit, diddly-shit, diddlysquat, diddly-squat, doodly-squat, jack, shitsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	3.	squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heelssquattingmovement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	squat - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"hunker, hunker down, scrunch up, crouch, scrunchsit, sit down - be seated
	2.	squat - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegallylodge in, occupy, reside - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
Adj.	1.	squat - short and thick; 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"low-set, squatty, stumpy, chunky, dumpyshort, little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man"
	2.	squat - having a low center of gravity; built low to the groundunderslunglow - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

squat

adjective1. crouch down, sit on your heels, hunker down, sit on your haunches He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys.2. low, short, stunted, stumpy, small squat stone houses

squat

verb1. To sit on one's heels:hunker (down).2. To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body:crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down).adjectiveShort, heavy, and solidly built:blocky, chunky, compact, dumpy, heavyset, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset.

Translations

矮胖的蹲下蹲坐

squat

(skwot) – past tense, past participle ˈsquatted – verb to sit down on the heels or in a crouching position. The beggar squatted all day in the market place. 蹲踞，蹲下 蹲坐，蹲下 adjective short and fat; dumpy. a squat little man; an ugly, squat building. 矮胖的 矮胖的