English dictionary
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English adjective: squat | |||
| 1. | squat short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy | ||
| Similar | little, short | ||
| Antonyms | tall | ||
| 2. | squat having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground | ||
| Synonyms | underslung | ||
| Similar | low | ||
| Antonyms | high | ||
English noun: squat | |||
| 1. | squat (act) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles | ||
| Synonyms | knee bend, squatting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leg exercise | ||
| 2. | squat (quantity) a small worthless amount | ||
| Samples | You don't know jack. | ||
| Synonyms | diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, shit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
| 3. | squat (act) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | ||
| Synonyms | squatting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
English verb: squat | |||
| 1. | squat (contact) sit on one's heels | ||
| Samples | In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting. The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm. | ||
| Examples | The children squat in the rocking chair, There squat some children in the rocking chair | ||
| Synonyms | crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sit, sit down | ||
| 2. | squat (stative) be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide | ||
| Samples | The building squatted low. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 3. | squat (stative) occupy (a dwelling) illegally | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lodge in, occupy, reside | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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