Meaning & Definition of Squat in English

1. Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent

• Strengthens the leg muscles

2. A small worthless amount

• "You don't know jack"

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

1. Sit on one's heels

• "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"

• "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

2. Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

• "The building squatted low"

3. Occupy (a dwelling) illegally

1. Short and thick

• As e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

• "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"

2. Having a low center of gravity

• Built low to the ground