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Dictionary definition for: Squat
1. (n) exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles
2. (v) sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
3. (s) 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
4. (n) a small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
5. (v) be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
6. (s) having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
7. (n) the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
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