squat

Adjective

• having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

• 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
    

Noun

• the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

• a small worthless amount
  • you don't know jack
    

• exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

Verb

• occupy (a dwelling) illegally

• be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
  • The building squatted low
    

• sit on one's heels
  • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
    
  • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  underslung , chunky , dumpy , low-set , squatty , stumpy , squatting , knee bend , crouch , scrunch , scrunch up , hunker , hunker down