Squat Definition
skwŏt
squats, squatted, squatter, squattest, squatting
verb
squats, squatted, squatting
To crouch so as to sit on the heels with the knees bent and the weight resting on the balls of the feet.
Webster's New World
To crouch or cower close to the ground: said of an animal.
Webster's New World
To settle on land, esp. public or unoccupied land, without right or title.
Webster's New World
To settle on public land under regulation by the government, in order to get title to it.
Webster's New World
To cause to squat.
Webster's New World
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adjective
squattest
Crouched in a squatting position.
Webster's New World
Short and heavy or thick.
Webster's New World
Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
The act of squatting.
Webster's New World
The position taken in squatting; crouching posture.
Webster's New World
A dwelling used by a squatter.
Webster's New World
A type of exercise in which a person holding a barbell at shoulder height squats, then stands erect.
Webster's New World
The lair of an animal such as a hare.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- squatting
- shit
- diddley
- diddly
- diddlyshit
- diddly-shit
- jack
- diddlysquat
- diddly-squat
- doodly-squat
- knee bend
Other Word Forms of Squat
Noun
Singular:
squat
Plural:
squatsAdjective
Base Form:
squat
Superlative:
squattestOrigin of Squat
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Middle English squatten from Old French esquatir to crush es- intensive pref. (from Latin ex- ex–) quatir to press flat (from Vulgar Latin coāctīre) (from Latin coāctus) (past participle of cōgere to compress) (co- co-) (agere to drive ag- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of cōgō (“force together, compress").
From Wiktionary
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The sense "nothing" may by a source or a derivation of diddly-squat.
From Wiktionary
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