Definitions For Squat

noun

• The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
• Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
• A small worthless amount

verb

• Sit on one's heels
• Occupy (a dwelling) illegally
• Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
• To bend your knees and lower your body so that you are close to your heels or sitting on your heels
• To live in a building or on land without the owner's permission and without paying
• A position in which your knees are bent and your body lowered so that you are close to your heels or sitting on your heels
• The least amount : anything at all
• An empty building that squatters live in

adjective

• Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
• Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature