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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

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

NUUK, Greenland—In a squat building at the center of this icebound capital, Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, addressed a hastily convened press conference to reassure his 57,000 compatriots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

He had let Sam squat down very close and watch.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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