squat

v., squat·ted, squat·ting, squats.

v.intr.

1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.
2. To crouch down, as an animal does.
3. To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim.
4. To occupy a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it.

v.tr.

1. To put (oneself) into a crouching posture.
2. To occupy as a squatter.

adj., squat·ter, squat·test.

1. Short and thick; low and broad.
2. Crouched in a squatting position.

n.

1. The act of squatting.
2. A squatting or crouching posture.
3. Sports. A lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders.
4. The place occupied by a squatter.
5. The lair of an animal such as a hare.
6. Slang. A small or worthless amount; diddlysquat.

[Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, to crush : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + quatir, to press flat (from Vulgar Latin *coāctīre , from Latin coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to compress : co-, co- + agere, to drive).]

squatter squat'ter n.

An exercise for conditioning muscles of the legs and buttocks. It can be performed with or without additional weights.▪ Stand erect with feet about shoulder width apart. Keeping your back straight and head up, slowly bend the knees to squat down, and then return to the standing position.If the knees are bent fully, tremendous mechanical strains are imposed on the joint and can cause irreparable damage. Therefore, the knees are bent only to the half- to two-thirds position. The back is kept straight to reduce the strain on the knees and lower back, and movements should always be slow and controlled.

Squats with additional weights are usually performed with either the barbell resting at the back of the neck (back squat) or across the front of the shoulders and top of the chest (front squat). Both types of squat develop leg, hip, and back strength, but the front squat places more stress on the quadriceps.

There are at least eight other types of squat, each with their own specific advantages and disadvantages. Squats have been called the ‘king of all exercises’ by some body-builders. If performed properly, squats can greatly strengthen the muscles (especially the quadriceps), bones, tendons, and ligaments in the legs. However, if performed excessively or with poor technique, they can cause a host of stress injuries, including arthritis and torn cartilage of the knee.

verb

1. To sit on one's heels: hunker (down). See posture.
2. To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body: crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down). See high/low.

adjective

Short, heavy, and solidly built: blocky, chunky, compact¹, dumpy, heavyset, stocky, stodgy, stubby, stumpy, thick, thickset. See fat/thin.

adj

Definition: short and stocky
Antonyms: lanky, skinny, slender, tall, thin

v

Definition: lower body by bending knees
Antonyms: straighten, stretch

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Weight-training exercise for conditioning muscles in the legs and buttocks. There are many types of squats. Typically, the subject places a barbell on the shoulders either behind or in front of the neck, and grasps the barbell with a palms-upward position of the hands. The subject then squats down to two-thirds of knee bend, keeping the back straight, and then returns to starting position.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sidde på hug, tage jord uden hjemmel
v. tr. - sidde på hug, tage jord uden hjemmel, besætte
adj. - siddende på hug, undersætsig, kort og tyk
n. - sammenkrøbet stilling, besat hus

Nederlands (Dutch)
hurken, kraken, gedrongen, gehurkt

Français (French)
v. intr. - s'accroupir, s'asseoir sur ses talons, se tapir, se ramasser
v. tr. - squattériser (fam), squatter (une maison)
adj. - trapu, écrasé (un objet), surbaissé (un arc)
n. - accroupissement, position accroupie, appartement occupé par un squatter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hocke, besetztes Haus od. Land
v. - (sich) hocken, (ugs.) sich setzen, Haus od. Land besetzen
adj. - untersetzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάθισμα οκλαδόν, αυθαίρετη κατάληψη (ακατοίκητου χώρου κ.λπ.), αυθαίρετα κατειλημμένος χώρος (για κατοίκηση κ.λπ.)
v. - κάθομαι οκλαδόν, πραγματοποιώ κατάληψη (χώρου)
adj. - κοντόχοντρος, κουκουβιστός, ανακούρκουδος

Italiano (Italian)
accovacciarsi, occupare abusivamente, tarchiato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agachamento (m)
v. - agachar-se
adj. - atarracado

Русский (Russian)
приземистый, сидящий на корточках, прижавшийся к земле (о животном), сидеть на корточках, садиться на корточки, припадать к земле (о животных), самовольно селиться на чужой или государственной земле, вселяться в пустующий дом без разрешения, сидение на корточках, упор присев

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ponerse en cuclillas, agacharse
v. tr. - ocupar ilegalmente
adj. - achaparrado, rechoncho, en cuclillas
n. - acción de ponerse en cuclillas, posición o postura de cuclillas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hukande ställning
v. - sitta på huk, huka sig, ockupera tomt hus, bosätta sig på allmän mark utan tillstånd
adj. - nedhukad, på huk, kort och tjock, satt, låg och bred

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蹲下, 蹲伏, 坐, 使蹲下, 霸占, 蹲着的, 矮胖胖的, 蹲, 矮胖子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 蹲下, 蹲伏, 坐
v. tr. - 使蹲下, 霸佔
adj. - 蹲著的, 矮胖胖的
n. - 蹲, 矮胖子

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 웅크리다, 공유지에 무단 거주하다, (동물이) 땅에 엎드리다
v. tr. - 웅크려 앉히다, ~에 무단으로 정주하다
adj. - 웅크리고 앉은, 쭈그린, 땅딸막한
n. - 웅크리기, (항해 중) 뒷부분이 가라앉는 경향, (동물의) 집

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しゃがむ, うずくまる, 地に伏す, 座る, 無断で居座る
adj. - ずんぐりした, しゃがんだ
n. - しゃがむこと, しゃがんだ姿勢

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احتل أرض أو مبنى غيره بدون حق, قرفصاء (فعل) جلس القرفصاء (صفه) مربوع, قصير القامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ישב ישיבה שפופה, הושיב על העקבים, גחן‬
v. tr. - ‮פלש, תפס קרקע, גחן, רבץ, ישב‬
adj. - ‮נמוך, שפוף‬
n. - ‮ישיבה שפופה, בית לפולשים, גוץ‬

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