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squat

/skwɑt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Squat means: a small worthless amount.

Synonyms for squat25

noun, as in a small worthless amount

jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, shit

noun, as in exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

knee bend, squatting

noun, as in the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

squatting

verb, as in sit on one's heels

crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down

adjective, as in short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy, short, little

adjective, as in having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

underslung, low

What does squat mean?9

noun

1

a small worthless amount“you don't know jack”

2

exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

3

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

adjective

1

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature“some people seem born to be square and chunky”

2

having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

verb

1

sit on one's heels“In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting”

2

be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide“The building squatted low”

3

occupy (a dwelling) illegally

4

to perform the squat weightlifting exercise

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with squat?29

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Squat in a sentence

  • They started using that house as a squat.witbrock
  • You need to work on your squat form.ddnktr
  • After twisting your body, squat down.blay_paul
  • I don't have to tell you squat.darinmex
  • My father lives in a squat.enteka
  • Did you do your squat exercises?Eccles17
  • He doesn't know squat about her.CH
  • She doesn't know squat about him.CH

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of squat

as a noun

plural
squats

as a verb

past tense
squatted
past participle
squatted
present participle
squatting
third-person singular
squats

as a adjective

comparative
squatter
superlative
squattest