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Squat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squatting.]
1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
squat
adj 1: 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" [syn: chunky,
dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy]
2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
[syn: underslung]
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position;
strengthens the leg muscles [syn: knee bend, squatting]
2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: jack,
diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit,
diddly, diddley, shit]
3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
[syn: squatting]
v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect
themselves from the sandstorm" [syn: crouch, scrunch,
scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]
2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
building squatted low"
3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally
[also: squatting, squatted, squattest, squatter]