squattˈle transitive verb and intransitive verb

To squat down

squattocˈracy noun (Aust)

The powerful land-owning class

squattˈy adjective

Short and thick

squat lobster noun

A variety of lobster (family Galatheidae) with the tail tucked under the body

squat shop noun

A business, usu selling cheap goods, that occupies an empty or disused shop illegally, pays no rent or rates and trades for the time taken by the owner to obtain an eviction order from a court

squat thrust noun

A gymnastic exercise performed by thrusting the legs backwards to their full extent from a squatting position while supporting the weight on the hands