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squat

[skwot] / skwɒt /


VERB
lower body by bending knees
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People who know squat about American labor unions still know who Jimmy Hoffa is.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

“It’s for people with shoulder impingement or spinal compression issues. It takes all the compression off your spine and allows you to perform a squat under resistance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The metal can bounced, banging against the walls of the tub like a squat madman foaming at the mouth.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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