squat

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of cōgō (“force together, compress”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

squat (comparative more squat, superlative most squat)

  1. Relatively short or low and thick or broad
    • 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 […]

Translations [edit]

relatively short or low and thick or broad

Noun [edit]

Weightlifter performing a squat.

squat (plural squats)

  1. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
    • 2006, Yael Calhoun & Matthew R. Calhoun, Create a Yoga Practice for Kids, page 72
      Sit in a squat, with your feet a comfortable distance apart.
  2. (weightlifting): A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders.
    • 2001, Robert Wolff, Robert Wolff's Book of Great Workouts, page 58-59
      The king of all quad exercises, and arguably the best single-weight resistance exercise, is the squat.
  3. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting (Wikipedia entry).
  4. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
    • 1996, Chris Smith, "Live Free or Die", New York Magazine‎ (8 Jul 2009), page 36
      " […] If you want to spend a night in a squat, it's all political to get in." Lately, as buildings have filled and become stringent about new admissions, much of the squatters' "My house is your house" rhetoric has become hollow.
  5. (slang) Something of no value; nothing.
    I know squat about nuclear physics.
    • 2003, "Dear Dotti", Weekly World News‎, vol. 24, no. 34 (May 6), page 23
      We didn't ask for rent, but we assumed they'd help around the house. But they don't do squat.
  6. (obsolete) A sudden or crushing fall.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Herbert to this entry?)
  7. (mining) A small vein of ore.
  8. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.

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Translations [edit]

position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet
weightlifting: exercise
toilet
building occupied without permission
something of no value; nothing

Verb [edit]

squat (third-person singular simple present squats, present participle squatting, simple past and past participle squatted)

  1. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
  2. (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
    • 1994, Kurt, Mike, & Brett Brungardt, The Complete Book of Butt and Legs, page 161
      For those who are having, or have had, trouble squatting we suggest learning how to squat by performing the front squat […] The front squat allows you almost no alternative but to perform the exercise correctly.
  3. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
    • 1890, Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives , chapter VII
      Huddled together in loathsome files, they squat there over night, or until an inquisitive policeman breaks up the congregation with his club, which in Mulberry Street has always free swing.
  4. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.

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Translations [edit]

to bend at the knees
weightlifting: to exercise
to occupy without permission

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French [edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia fr

Etymology [edit]

From English squat

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

squat m (plural squats)

  1. squat, building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter
    taper un squat, to squat an apartment, do stupid and useless things.
  2. uninvited presence in a building or place (the result of which can be welcomed)
    on va taper un squat chez Jérôme ?
    • let's crash Jérôme's place
  3. squat effect
    Parmi les inconvénients du squat, la modification de l'écoulement des filets d'eau, perturbé par la proximité du fond, provoque des difficultés de gouverne, des vibrations, et une diminution de la vitesse.
  4. (weightlifting) squat
    C'est Vlad Alhazov qui détient le record du monde au squat, avec 1250lbs (566,99 kilo).

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