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squat

[skwot] / skwɒt /


VERB
lower body by bending knees
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Katrina says she loves the communal aspect of guardianship, which is "somewhere between living in university halls, a block of flats and a fancy squat".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Scouts who attended his matches saw a short, squat forward whose most impressive physical attribute was his substantial tush—not unlike another German World Cup hero of the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

In the lower-right corner of the picture lies Hofmann’s bluntly squat signature—almost like a kid might proudly do it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

“I had to squat and kick my heels out, which, frankly, was not easy for me,” he said.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

I’m not lying: I added another forty-two squat thrusts before Coach Reed called time.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

“I’m on a gym tour, baby! I wanna come to your gym. I wanna work out with you,” she said before launching into squats, push-ups and bicep curls.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Strength-training exercises, such as wall squats or holding the plank position, are among the best ways to lower blood pressure.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

He squats by my side and his smell overwhelms me, a sign at least that I haven’t died of mortification.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

The device is squatter and wider than Samsung’s previous foldables.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“At least I eat sometimes,” said Cedric Mnisi, 39, who lives in a squatter camp nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2025

In “The Lady in the Van,” the tragedy of Smith’s odorous squatter Mary Shepherd is revealed only after her surprisingly touching death.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

The operation came days after police carried out a large-scale eviction at France’s biggest squatter camp in a suburb south of Paris.

From Seattle Times Apr. 23, 2024

I told Mom she was the snootiest squatter I’d ever met, and that made her laugh.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

It is an imposing black puck of a building squatted over the most claustrophobic transit hub in America.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Many others throughout the country -- particularly around the capital Tirana and Albania's principal port, Durres, were simply squatted.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Others squatted on balcony steps or leaned against walls for the roughly 90-minute service.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Hurts, who famously squatted 600 pounds while at Alabama, led all NFL quarterbacks with 14 rushing touchdowns during the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2025

The Crochan squatted in its corner, black and baleful.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

The anti-apartheid campaigner came to the UK in the 1980s to avoid conscription to the "apartheid army" where he became part of the "anarchist squatting scene".

From BBC May 10, 2026

Not far away, a prominent Berom chief, Gyang D Gwong, complains that Fulanis are squatting on his community's land and it has become too dangerous to farm.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

KeyBanc analyst Ashley Owens wrote in a Thursday noet that some Reddit reviews of a Valentine’s edition line of pants with a “scattered heart” pattern indicate that the fabric becomes see-through when bending and squatting.

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

Some said the material of the Get Low leggings was too sheer to do much bending or squatting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

There was a frog on the brick walk, squatting in the middle of it.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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