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    squat

    squat - Dictionary definition and meaning for word squat

    Definition
    (noun) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
    Synonyms : knee bend , squatting
    Definition
    (noun) a small worthless amount
    Example Sentence
    • you don't know jack
    Definition
    (noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
    Synonyms : squatting
    Definition
    (verb) sit on one's heels
    Example Sentence
    • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
    • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
    Definition
    (verb) be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
    Example Sentence
    • The building squatted low
    Definition
    (verb) occupy (a dwelling) illegally Definition
    (adj) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
    Synonyms : chunky , dumpy , low-set , squatty , stumpy
    Example Sentence
    • 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 figure
    Definition
    (adj) having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
    Synonyms : underslung
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for squat

Indian toilets force you to squat.

S.W.A.T. will make you squat

SQAT sounds like SQATTLE (The Turtle Water Pokemon who was short and thick!) :)

excess of squats..will restrict your height and make you SHORT AND THICK

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squat = square + T; As T is always denotes small sign its square will make it very small.


Word used in video below:
text: I don't know squat about dinosaurs.
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