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squat

[skwot] / skwɒt /


VERB
lower body by bending knees
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Many residents, like Villegas, squat close to destroyed homes, hopeful to be nearby when, and if, the remains of relatives are found.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

You think he gives a squat about what you think?

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Increasingly, the journey starts with a squat silver floor robot gliding beneath a storage rack, lifting a shelf and carrying it across a warehouse to a waiting worker.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

And if the moment calls, "pop a squat in the middle of the field".

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I stayed in a squat, watching Vern breathe for a moment, and then I fell onto my butt, looking around at everyone.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

Mario Garnello, a behavioral therapist in Chicago, was so inspired by Heated Rivalry that he incorporated Storrie’s suggested elevated kettlebell squats into his routine.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

No big deal: some pull-ups, some push-ups, a few squats.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

Laborers streamed back to their squats and street stalls opened for dinner.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

But there is still so much darkness in “The Grapes of Wrath,” especially in its scenes of John Qualen’s Muley Graves, crumpled on the ground, suddenly a squatter on his own piece of land.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

A room built for the NFL Rams and co-occupied by the squatter Chargers felt like a proper football cathedral.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla said Unibev was “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

Once upon a time, on June 15, 1859, 27-year-old Lyman Cutlar, a squatter on the island, discovered a pig pillaging his potatoes.

From Seattle Times May 16, 2024

Some squatter might be watching, with the lights turned off.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

Behind the plate squatted Freddie Freeman, the walk-off hero in Game 1 of last year’s Fall Classic.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

Lupita squatted in the bushes until she heard the orchestra start up again.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

He cut his campaigning teeth in the 1960s, joining protests against harsh homelessness laws that split up families and getting involved in the squatting movement.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

He says he’s squatting more than 500 pounds and lifting 110-pound dumbbells.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

As labor continued, she got into a squatting position; she let out some squeals and her tail flapped.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 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

I saw the silhouette of a small man, squatting on one knee in a shooting position.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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