squat

/skwɔt/
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squat

A squat tower stands beside the little church.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To sit on one's heels with the knees bent and the buttocks near or touching the heels: This is the primary physical action of lowering the body into a crouching position.
    • To occupy an unused building or land without legal permission or payment: This meaning refers to the act of residing in a place unlawfully.
    • To be disproportionately short and wide; to be low to the ground: This describes the characteristic of an object or building.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or position of squatting: The state of having the body lowered into a crouch.
    • A small, worthless amount: (Slang) A trivial quantity, often used in the phrase "don't know squat."
    • An exercise involving repeatedly lowering into a crouching position: A physical exercise to strengthen the leg muscles.

  3. Adjective:

    • Short and thick; low and broad: Describing something or someone that is short and solidly built, often with a low center of gravity.
Usage Examples

  • Verb:

    • She had to squat to look at the flowers. (Physical action)
    • The activists decided to squat in the abandoned factory. (Illegal occupation)
    • The old cottage squatted low among the trees. (Being low and wide)

  • Noun:

    • He held a deep squat for thirty seconds. (Position)
    • I don't know squat about quantum physics. (Slang for "nothing")
    • She does twenty squats every morning as part of her workout. (Exercise)

  • Adjective:

    • The squat tower was a distinctive feature of the landscape.
    • He was a squat, powerful man.
Advanced Usage

  • "To squat on one's heels": Emphasizes the precise posture of the squat.

    • The gardener squatted on his heels to pull the weeds.

  • "A squat toilet": A type of toilet installed at floor level, requiring the user to squat.

    • The bathroom was equipped with a squat toilet.
Variants and Related Words
  • Squatter (n): A person who occupies land or a building without legal title.
    • The squatters were evicted from the property.
  • Squatty (adj): (Informal) Another word for squat; short and thick.
    • The squatty little car was easy to park.
Synonyms
  • Verb (to crouch): Crouch, hunker (down).
  • Adjective (short and broad): Dumpy, stubby, stocky, low-slung.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Squat down: To lower oneself into a squatting position.
    • He squatted down to talk to the child.
Related Idioms
  • Not know squat (about something): (Slang) To know nothing about a particular subject.
    • When it comes to car engines, I don't know squat.
  • Hot squat: (Slang, archaic) An electric chair (for execution).
    • The criminal was sent to the hot squat.
squat

A squat tower stands beside the little church.

Adjective
  1. having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
  2. 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
  1. the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
  2. a small worthless amount
    • you don't know jack
  3. exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
Verb
  1. occupy (a dwelling) illegally
  2. be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
    • The building squatted low
  3. sit on one's heels
    • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
    • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

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