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- [skwot]
- /skwɒt/
- /skwɒt/
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- [skwot]
- /skwɒt/
Definitions of squat word
- verb without object squat 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. 1
- verb without object squat to crouch down or cower, as an animal. 1
- verb without object squat to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent. 1
- verb without object squat to settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title. 1
- verb without object squat Nautical. (of a vessel, especially a power vessel) to draw more water astern when in motion forward than when at rest. 1
- verb with object squat to cause to squat. 1
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Origin of squat
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English squatten < Old French esquater, esquatir, equivalent to es- ex-1 + quatir < 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) Middle English, derivative of the v.; (adj.) Middle English: in a squatting position, orig., past participle of the v.
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Parts of speech for Squat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
squat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
squat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for squat
verb squat
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- bivouacked — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
adj squat
- blockish — lacking vivacity or imagination; stupid
- blocky — like a block, esp in shape and solidity
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- bottommost — lowest or most fundamental
- boxlike — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
noun squat
- diddly — anything at all or of any consequence
- diddly-squat — anything
- doodly-squat — a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth doodly-squat in today's market.
- goose egg — the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard.
- nada — nothing; zero; none: I have absolutely no motivation—zilch, zip, nada!
Antonyms for squat
adj squat
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
- lanky — ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt: a very tall and lanky man.
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