definition of
squat

[1] #1 squat v. [crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down] sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm". wn

[2] #2 squat s. [chunky, dumpy, low-set, squatty, stumpy] 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. wn

[3] #3 squat v. be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low". wn

[4] #4 squat s. [underslung] having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground. wn

[5] #5 squat n. [knee bend, squatting] exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles. wn