Search
Select the dictionary language
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
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
squat
3rd person singular
squats
Present participle
squatting
Past simple
squatted
Past participle
squatted
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
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
squattest
Comparative
squatter
gradable
Examples
The squat man had a powerful physique, with thick arms and legs.
02
having a low center of gravity
Examples
The car has a squat design for better stability.
Squat
01
a building or house occupied without the owner's permission or without paying rent
Dialect
British
BritishGrammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
squats
Examples
The abandoned building became a squat for local residents.
02
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
Examples
He assumed a squat to pick up the heavy box.
04
a very small or negligible amount
Examples
He got squat for all his hard work.
Lexical Tree
squatter
squatting
squat
