Squat

adjective
skwɑt

Adjective

  • short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

    a little church with a squat tower

    a squatty red smokestack

    Similar:ChunkyDumpyLow-setSquattyStumpy
  • having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

    Similar:Underslung

Noun

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

    Similar:Squatting
    Type of:MoveMotilityMovement
  • a small worthless amount

    Similar:DiddleyDiddlyDiddly-shitDiddly-squatDiddlyshit
  • exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

    Similar:Squatting

Verb

  • sit on one's heels

    In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting

    Similar:CrouchHunkerScrunch
    Type of:Sit
  • be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

    The building squatted low

    Type of:Be
  • occupy (a dwelling) illegally

    Type of:OccupyReside

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Similar Words

  • Underslung
  • Squatting
  • Diddley
  • Diddly
  • Diddly-shit
  • Diddly-squat
  • Diddlyshit
  • Diddlysquat
  • Doodly-squat
  • Jack
  • Shit
  • Crouch
  • Hunker
  • Scrunch
  • Chunky