as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a short, squat woman
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
he doesn't do squat all day long and is by far the laziest worker in the company
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Recent Examples of squat
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
The result was a humanoid robot able to seamlessly walk, dodge, squat, and dance by copying a human.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Boyette recalled her experience at a Senate hearing on squatting in May calling for a review of state laws related to squatters and the creation of faster legal processes to protect property owners.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Challenge your balance with single-leg variations like a split squat; build power by doing jump squats.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Security measures The New Year’s Day attack was made possible, in part, by the fact that several bollards — squat steel columns that prevent cars from accessing streets — had been removed for maintenance, allowing the suspect to pull onto a French Quarter street filled with late-night revelers.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
The result was a humanoid robot able to seamlessly walk, dodge, squat, and dance by copying a human.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
While squatting is a relatively rare problem at the national level, the issue has gotten more attention over the past year—and can be extremely tiring and stressful for property owners.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Boyette recalled her experience at a Senate hearing on squatting in May calling for a review of state laws related to squatters and the creation of faster legal processes to protect property owners.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
The top oven was broken, so Carter had to do squats to reach the bottom oven to get every order baking.
—Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Challenge your balance with single-leg variations like a split squat; build power by doing jump squats.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squat
Adjective
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San Diego State basketball has made a name for itself in recent years off the back of a stout defense.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Feb. 2025
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But on Saturday, the Heat was far more stout, albeit against a 14-32 Nets team lacking in firepower, even more so without Cam Johnson, who’s averaging 19.4 points per game.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, the camera revealed Bell crouched beside Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, joking that a hangry Meester wrote the dialogue.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Place objects like blocks or stools, or maybe even a squatty potty, under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
20 Nov. 2024
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Even with standard organizational paranoia about plans leaking, not using a running back with a squatty frame and credible speed is curious.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
29 July 2024
Noun
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The Bramley Moore pub has had a fresh lick of paint, Everton blue replacing green in anticipation of the ground’s grand opening in August.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Not just bumping a guy to get a hit on the stat sheet, but maybe getting a good lick on someone and kinda waking the team a little bit.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some species provided not just materials but sustenance: edible cambium (a layer between the bark and the wood), plump and sweet in the spring—considered a famine food by some groups and a delicacy by others.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Feb. 2025
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The formula is chock-full of humectants, which draw moisture into the skin to leave it feeling hydrated and plump.—
Zoë Weiner,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The additional accessories include two cloth liners, a sturdy lame with a wooden handle, four spare lame blades and a blade cover.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Among albums, Four Symbols is the sturdiest winner.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Squat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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