squat
- squat
- v., adj., & n.
—v. (squatted, squatting)
1 intr. a crouch with the hams resting on the backs of the heels. b sit on the ground etc. with the knees drawn up and the heels close to or touching the hams.
2 tr. put (a person) into a squatting position.
3 intr. colloq. sit down.
4 a intr. act as a squatter. b tr. occupy (a building) as a squatter.
5 intr. (of an animal) crouch close to the ground.
—adj. (squatter, squattest)
1 (of a person etc.) short and thick, dumpy.
2 in a squatting posture.
—n.
1 a squatting posture.
2 a a place occupied by a squatter or squatters. b being a squatter.
Derivatives:
squatly adv. squatness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF esquatir flatten f. es- EX-(1) + quatir press down, crouch ult. f. L coactus past part. of cogere compel: see COGENT
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squat — squat … Dictionnaire des rimes
squat — [ skwat ] n. m. • v. 1975; de squatter ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Occupation d un immeuble par des squatteurs. 2 ♦ Habitation occupée par un squatteur. ● squat nom masculin (anglais to squat, s asseoir sur les talons) Action de squatter une habitation.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
squat´ly — squat «skwot», verb, squat|ted or squat, squat|ting, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to sit on the heels; crouch: »He found it difficult to squat on his heels for more than a few minutes … Useful english dictionary
Squat — (engl. von to squat, niederhocken) ist ein Begriff aus der Schifffahrt und bezeichnet das fahrdynamische vertikale Absinken eines Schiffes über den eigentlichen Tiefgang hinaus (Absunk oder Sunk), bei gleichzeitiger Vertrimmung. Die Vertrimmung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Squat — Squat, a. 1. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching. [1913 Webster] Him there they found, Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squat — Squat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squatted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squatting}.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir (cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex + coactus, p. p. of cogere to drive or urge together. See {Cogent}, {Squash},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squat — Squat, n. 1. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden or crushing fall. [Obs.] Herbert. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) (a) A small vein of ore. (b) A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squat — [skwät] vi. squatted, squatting [ME squatten < MFr esquatir < es (L ex ), intens. + quatir, to press flat < VL * coactire < L coactus, pp. of cogere, to force, compress: see COGENT] 1. to crouch so as to sit on the heels with the… … English World dictionary
Squat — (skw[o^]t), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The angel fish ({Squatina angelus}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squat — Squat, v. t. To bruise or make flat by a fall. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squat — [adj] short and stocky broad, chunky, dumpy*, fat, heavy, heavyset, splay, thick, thick bodied, thickset; concepts 491,773,779 Ant. lanky, skinny, slender, tall, thin squat [v] lower body by bending knees bow, cower, crouch, hunch, hunker down,… … New thesaurus
