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squat

adjective
- short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty
Synonyms: chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy Similar: short - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
Synonyms: underslung Similar: low
noun
- exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles
Synonyms: knee bend, squatting - a small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
Synonyms: diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, jack, shit - the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
Synonyms: squatting
verb
- sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Synonyms: crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up - be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
- occupy (a dwelling) illegally
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