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Meaning of 'squat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squat [ a.]
- Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
- Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.
2 . Squat [ n.]
- The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
- The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
- A sudden or crushing fall.
- A small vein of ore.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
3 . Squat [ v. t.]
- To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
- To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
- To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
- To bruise or make flat by a fall.

Meaning of 'squat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squat [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a small worthless amount
Example in sentence:
  • you don't know jack
2 . squat [ v]
Meaning (2):
- sit on one's heels
Example in sentence:
  • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting;
  • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
Meaning (3):
- be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
Example in sentence:
  • The building squatted low
4 . squat [ s]
Meaning (4):
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Example in sentence:
  • a dumpy little dumpling of a woman;
  • a little church with a squat tower;
  • a squatty red smokestack;
  • a stumpy ungainly figure;
  • dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears;
  • some people seem born to be square and chunky

Nearby Words:

squab squab-chick squabash squabbish squabble squabbled squabbler squabbling squabby squacco

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