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squat

[skwot] / skwɒt /


VERB
lower body by bending knees
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I know, I know, they’re adorable, with their wide “eyes” and squat toddler-like determination as they trundle along, pausing in careful recalculation whenever they encounter a curb, street sign, a sidewalk cafe table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

In part, I needed a trainer to keep me from dropping a barbell on myself; plus I had no clue how to safely do a squat, let alone design an effective workout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

On Monday, James Russell was counting my squat thrusts for the Presidential Physical Fitness chart when he said, “I hear you’ve been drawing birds at the library.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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