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to squat
01
to go to a position in which the knees are bent and the back of thighs are touching or very close to one's heels
Intransitive
Examples
During the workout, the fitness instructor demonstrated how to squat properly.
02
to occupy a building or settle on a piece of land without the owner's permission or legal right
Intransitive: to squat somewhere
Examples
Amid the housing crisis, some individuals resorted to squatting in abandoned buildings.
Squat
01
a building or house occupied without the owner's permission or without paying rent
Dialect
British
British02
an exercise performed by bending the knees and lowering the body to strengthen the legs
Examples
She did fifty squats as part of her workout.
03
the act of crouching or lowering the body with knees bent and buttocks near the heels
04
a very small or negligible amount
Examples
He got squat for all his hard work.
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