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verb | adjective | noun squatsquat1 /skwɑt/ ●○○ verb (squatted, squatting) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYsquat1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French esquatir, from quatir to press, from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together VERB TABLEsquat |
| Present | I, you, we, they | squat | | he, she, it | squats | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | squatted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have squatted | | he, she, it | has squatted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had squatted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will squat | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have squatted |
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| Present | I | am squatting | | he, she, it | is squatting | | you, we, they | are squatting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was squatting | | you, we, they | were squatting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been squatting | | he, she, it | has been squatting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been squatting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be squatting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been squatting |
THESAURUS to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees► kneel to be in or move into a position where your body is resting on your knees: Tom knelt down and patted the dog. ► squat (also squat down) to bend your knees so that your body is near the ground, supported on the backs of your legs: I squatted by the stream and washed my hands. ► crouch (also crouch down) to bend your knees with one foot slightly in front of the other foot and lean forward, so your body is close to the ground: He crouched behind the stone wall, hoping nobody would see him. 1 (also squat down) to get into or be in a position where you are balancing on your feet, with your knees bent and your bottom off the ground: Howard squatted down to check the tire. A group of young men were squatting by the roadside.► see thesaurus at kneel2to live in a building or on a piece of land without permission and without paying rent: Families are still squatting in war-damaged buildings. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French esquatir, from quatir to press, from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together] verb | adjective | noun squatsquat2 adjective ETYMOLOGYsquat2Origin: 1600-1700 squat in a squatting position (15-19 centuries), from an old past participle of ➔ SQUAT1 short and thick or low and wide in an unattractive way: a squat old man verb | adjective | noun squatsquat3 noun ETYMOLOGYsquat3Origin: (1-2) 1500-1600 ➔ SQUAT1 (3) 1900-2000 diddlysquat; ➔ DIDDLY 1[countable] a squatting position2not pay/do/know etc. squat slang not pay, do, know, etc. anything → diddly |