n. | 1. | (Zool.) The angel fish (Squatina angelus). | |||
v. i. | 1. | To sit down upon the hams or heels; | |||
2. | To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit. | ||||
3. | To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands. | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To bruise or make flat by a fall. | |||
a. | 1. | Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching. | |||
2. | Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting. | ||||
n. | 1. | The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground. | |||
2. | A sudden or crushing fall. | ||||
3. | (Mining) A small vein of ore.
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Noun | 1. | squat - exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles |
2. | squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" | |
3. | squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position Synonyms: squatting | |
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" |
2. | squat - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" | |
3. | squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally | |
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" |
2. | squat - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground Synonyms: underslung |