squat - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)

Plain form squat Third-person singular squats Past tense squatted Past participle squatted Present participle squatting
  1. If a person or animal squats, they bend deeply at the knees while resting on their feet.
    She squatted down beside the dog to give it a snack.
    Most toilets here require you to squat when you use them.
Positive squat Comparative more squat Superlative most squat
  1. Someone or something that is squat is short and thick in an unattractive way.
    Every time I walk past, I think what a squat ugly building it is.

A weightlifter performing a squat

  1. (countable) A squat is a position of a person when they bend at the knees while resting on their feet.
    She sank into a squat, and hung her head.