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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024squat /skwɑt/USA pronunciation v., squat•ted, squat•ting, adj., squat•ter, squat•test, n. v. [no object] - to sit in a crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body:I squatted behind the table where she wouldn't see me.
- Lawto occupy property or settle land without permission, such as a squatter:The migrant workers squatted on the unused farm.
adj. - very short and thickset:a heavy, squat man.
- in a squatting position;
crouching:[before a noun]the squat lions.
n. [countable] - the act, position, or posture of squatting.
squat•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024squat (skwot),USA pronunciation v., squat•ted or squat, squat•ting, adj., squat•ter, squat•test, n.
v.i. - to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body;
sit on one's haunches or heels. - to crouch down or cower, as an animal.
- Lawto settle on or occupy property, esp. otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent.
- Lawto settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(of a vessel, esp. a power vessel) to draw more water astern when in motion forward than when at rest.
v.t. - to cause to squat.
- Lawto occupy (property) as a squatter.
adj. - (of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset.
- low and thick or broad:The building had a squat shape.
- seated or being in a squatting position;
crouching.
n. - the act or fact of squatting.
- a squatting position or posture.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe tendency of a vessel to draw more water astern when in motion than when stationary.
- Slang Termsdoodly-squat.
- Lawa place occupied by squatters.
- Vulgar Latin *coactīre to compress, equivalent. to Latin coāct(us), past participle of cōgere to compress (co- co- + ag(ere) to drive + -tus past participle suffix) + -īre infinitive suffix; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English: in a squatting position, origin, originally, past participle of the verb, verbal
- Old French esquater, esquatir, equivalent. to es- ex-1 + quatir
- (verb, verbal) Middle English squatten 1250–1300
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dumpy, stocky, square.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: squat /skwɒt/ vb (squats, squatting, squatted)(intransitive)- to rest in a crouching position with the knees bent and the weight on the feet
- to crouch down, esp in order to hide
- (transitive) to occupy land or property to which the occupant has no legal title
adj - Also: squatty /ˈskwɒtɪ/ short and broad
n - a squatting position
- a house occupied by squatters
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French esquater, from es- ex-1 + catir to press together, from Vulgar Latin coactīre (unattested), from Latin cōgere to compress, from co- + agere to driveˈsquatly adv ˈsquatness n |