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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

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

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

There’s a belt squat machine, for people with shoulder impingement or spinal compression issues; a bilateral leg press which helps with imbalances; “specialty bars” which help avoid impact on the shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

The Maafa lurked just offshore, squat and ugly in the shallows like a diseased leviathan that had washed into the bay.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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