squatting

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.

squatting

(ˈskwɒtɪŋ) n (Law) the practice of occupying land or property to which one has no legal title

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squatting - exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg musclesknee bend, squatleg exercise - exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles
	2.	squatting - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heelssquatmovement, 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"

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