squats

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plural of squat
hack squats
plural form of hack squat
squat
A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet

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

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: A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders

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

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To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet

He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did.

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To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back

For those who are having, or have had, trouble squatting we suggest learning how to squat by performing the front squat The front squat allows you almost no alternative but to perform the exercise correctly.

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A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting (Wikipedia entry)
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Something of no value; nothing

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

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To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands
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{n} the posture of cowering, tin ore, bruise
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{v} to cower, to fit close to the ground
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{a} cowering, close, near, short and thick
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The angel fish (Squatina angelus)
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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 red smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure"
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exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles
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To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit
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A sudden or crushing fall
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Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching
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be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
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occupy (a dwelling) illegally be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
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Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting
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having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
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People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping
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A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter
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The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground
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{i} low crouching position; act of squatting; (Sports) weight lifting exercise wherein the lifter lifts a barbell while rising from a crouching position ; (Zoology) animal's den (such as a hare etc.); place inhabited by squatters (building etc.); sudden fall, crushing fall; small vein of ore; (Slang) small amount, insignificant amount
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the angle the inner rear hinge pin make with the ground
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A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising
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The opposite of dive, squat is the dipping of a car's rear end that occurs during hard acceleration Squat is caused by a load transfer from the front to the rear suspension
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a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
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A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on ones feet
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A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar
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occupy (a dwelling) illegally
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Relatively short or low and thick or broad
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To occupy without permission
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To bruise or make flat by a fall
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Keeping back straight, bend both knees fully to almost sit on your heels then spring back up to normal position Warning: Unless the dancer is well warmed up this is dangerous
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the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
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the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
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To bend deeply at the knees while resting on ones feet
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If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair
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sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
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A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton. short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive
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If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down He came over and squatted on his heels, looking up at the boys. = crouch Squat down means the same as squat. Albert squatted down and examined it She had squatted down on her heels. Squat is also a noun. He bent to a squat and gathered the puppies on his lap
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To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire
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A small vein of ore
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{s} short and thickset, pudgy, stocky; sitting on one's haunches, crouched down low
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To bend the knees and lower the torso
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{f} sit on one's haunches, crouch down low; occupy land by settling on it (legally or illegally)
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    Turkish pronunciation

    skwäts

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskwäts/ /ˈskwɑːts/

    Etymology

    [ 'skwät ] (verb.) 15th century. Middle English squatten, from Middle French esquatir, from es- ex- + quatir to press, from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together, from Latin coactus, past participle of cogere to drive together; more at COGENT.
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