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squat

[skwot] / skwɒt /


VERB
lower body by bending knees
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On Camino Escalante, Guthrie’s squat, orange brick house is set back from the road behind a lawn planted with prickly pear, agave, cholla and yucca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

U.S. pairs skater Ellie Kam went deep into a one-legged squat to hold on to the first throw jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

D5 - the squat bungalow - now sits derelict, out of place among a row of plush, well-kept homes.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

“It’s for people with shoulder impingement or spinal compression issues. It takes all the compression off your spine and allows you to perform a squat under resistance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

I walk over to him, squat down, and begin to prize off his royal ring.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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