What does squat mean in English? Meaning of squat definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "squat": exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
Noun
Meaning: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg musclesSynonyms: knee bend
squat
squattingHypernyms: leg exercisePronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": sit on one's heels
Verb
Meaning: sit on one's heelsExample: In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstormSynonyms: crouch
hunker
hunker down
scrunch
scrunch up
squatHypernyms: sit
sit downPronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Adjective
Meaning: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculatureExample: 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 figureSynonyms: chunky
dumpy
low-set
squat
squatty
stumpySimilar: little
shortPronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": a small worthless amount
Noun
Meaning: a small worthless amountExample: you don't know jackSynonyms: diddley
diddly
diddly-shit
diddly-squat
diddlyshit
diddlysquat
doodly-squat
jack
shit
squatHypernyms: small indefinite amount
small indefinite quantityPronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
Verb
Meaning: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wideExample: The building squatted lowSynonyms: squatHypernyms: bePronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
Adjective
Meaning: having a low center of gravity; built low to the groundSynonyms: squat
underslungSimilar: lowPronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
Noun
Meaning: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heelsSynonyms: squat
squattingHypernyms: motility
motion
move
movementPronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Meaning of "squat": occupy (a dwelling) illegally
Verb
Meaning: occupy (a dwelling) illegallySynonyms: squatHypernyms: lodge in
occupy
residePronunciation in US: /skwɑt/
Pronunciation in UK: /skwɒt/
Adjective: Relatively short or low and thick or broad Robert Browning the round, squat turret Grew The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat. 1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space On the gentle slopes there are farms, ancient and rocky, with squat, moss-coated cottages brooding eternally over old New England secrets in the lee of great ledges […]Robert Browning the round, squat turretGrew The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat.1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space On the gentle slopes there are farms, ancient and rocky, with squat, moss-coated cottages brooding eternally over old New England secrets in the lee of great ledges […]Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching. Milton Him there they found, / Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve.Milton Him there they found, / Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve.Synonyms:
heavy, thick, fat, broad, chunky, dumpy, heavyset, thickset, splay, thick-bodied, perch, crouch, hunch, sit, cower, stoop, settle, bow, hunker down, roost,
Antonyms:
lanky, skinny, slender, slight, small, thin, tall, straighten, stretch, stand,
