squatting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
   knee bend; squat.
   
2. noun the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
   squat.
   
3. verb sit on one's heels
   scrunch; crouch; hunker down; hunker; squat; scrunch up.
   
   • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
   • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
4. verb be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
   squat.
   
   • The building squatted low
5. verb occupy (a dwelling) illegally
   squat.
   

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