Meaning of Squat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The angel shark (genus Squatina).
2. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
3. Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
4. A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
5. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
6. A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
7. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
8. Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
   Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
9. A small vein of ore.
10. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
11. Squat effect.
12. A sudden or crushing fall.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“Sit in a squat, with your feet a comfortable distance apart.”

“The king of all quad exercises, and arguably the best single-weight resistance exercise, is the squat.”

“Before we can discuss ass-to-grass squats, or ATG squats for short, we must first establish some knowledge about squats in general. […] Now, lift the bar off the squat rack rests and step away from any part of the rack that may inhibit a full range of motion.”

“Your dumb self can't appreciate the freedom in my thought / The weak sense of autonomy when I'm flipping in my squat”

“"Keeping your friends warm and dry, that doesn't happen here. If you want to spend a night in a squat, it's all political to get in." Lately, as buildings have filled and become stringent about new admissions, much of the squatters' "My house is your house" rhetoric has become hollow.”

“I know squat about nuclear physics.”

“We didn't ask for rent, but we assumed they'd help around the house. But they don't do squat.”

“"Joke's on you. They're used to me mostly talking about superficial stuff. Nobody's going to notice squat."”

“A Mineral, very ponderous, and probably holding Tin. […] 'Twas part of a Squat, at Hewas-Work; not far from Polgouth, in St. Stephen's Liberty, Cornwall.”

“bruises, and squats, and falls, which often kill others”

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