verb🔗ShareTo bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet."The gardener was squatting to pull weeds from the flower bed. "bodyactionphysiologysportpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee."The gym instructor told us to keep squatting until our legs felt tired. "bodysportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.""Because the building was abandoned, homeless people were squatting there." "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit."The hiker, seeing a bear in the distance, started squatting behind a large rock to make himself less visible. "bodyactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash."The toddler accidentally sat on his toy car, squatting it and breaking the wheel. "actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe posture of one who squats."The child's squatting beside the sandbox allowed her to easily build her sandcastle. "bodyactionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner."The abandoned house down the street is known for squatting, with people living there illegally without the owner's consent. "propertylawbuildingsocietypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
