Word: squat Word origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘thrust down with force’): from Old French esquatir ‘flatten’, based on Latin coactus, past participle of cogere ‘compel’ (see cogent). The current sense of the adjective dates from the mid 17th century. Phonetic: skwɒt Listen:
crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs. Example: I squatted down in front of him
unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land. Example: eight families are squatting in the house
short and thickset; disproportionately broad or wide. Example: he was muscular and squat
a squatting position.
a building occupied by people living in it without the legal right to do so. Example: a basement room in a North London squat
short for diddly-squat. Example: I didn't know squat about writing plays
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