Squat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

a small worthless amount

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɒt/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈɑːt/.

Examples

you don't know jack
In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scrunch hunker down scrunch up knee bend doodly-squat diddlysquat diddly-squat dumpy underslung stumpy squatting hunker diddlyshit crouch squatty diddly-shit jack chunky shit diddley diddly low-set

Parts of Speech

noun	exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
noun	a small worthless amount “you don't know jack”
noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
verb	sit on one's heels “In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting”
verb	be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide “The building squatted low”
verb	occupy (a dwelling) illegally
adjective	short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature “some people seem born to be square and chunky”
adjective	having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

Word Forms

squat	verb	sit on one's heels
squat	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squatting	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squatter	noun	someone who settles on land without right or title
dumpiness	noun	a short and stout physique
squatness	noun	the property of being short and broad
squattiness	noun	a short and stout physique

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hocken

Übung durch wiederholtes Einnehmen einer geduckten Position mit gebeugten Knien; stärkt die Beinmuskulatur

🇫🇷French

squatter

faire de l'exercice en adoptant à plusieurs reprises une position accroupie avec les genoux pliés ; renforce les muscles des jambes

🇪🇸Spanish

agacharse

hacer ejercicio asumiendo repetidamente una posición en cuclillas con las rodillas dobladas; fortalece los músculos de las piernas

🇮🇹Italian

tozzo

esercitarsi assumendo ripetutamente una posizione accovacciata con le ginocchia piegate; rafforza i muscoli delle gambe

🇳🇱Dutch

hurken

oefenen door herhaaldelijk een gehurkte positie aan te nemen met de knieën gebogen; versterkt de beenspieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

agachamento

exercitar-se assumindo repetidamente uma posição agachada com os joelhos dobrados; fortalece os músculos das pernas

🇷🇺Russian

приседать

упражнения, неоднократно приседая на корточках с согнутыми коленями; укрепляет мышцы ног

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूहड़

घुटनों को मोड़कर बार-बार झुककर व्यायाम करना; पैर की मांसपेशियों को मजबूत बनाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কোয়াট

বারবার হাঁটু বাঁকিয়ে ক্রাউচিং পজিশন ধরে ব্যায়াম করা; পায়ের পেশী শক্তিশালী করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குந்து

முழங்கால்கள் வளைந்த நிலையில் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வளைந்திருக்கும் நிலையை எடுத்துக் கொண்டு உடற்பயிற்சி செய்தல்; கால் தசைகளை பலப்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చతికిలబడు

మోకాళ్లను వంచి వంగిన స్థితిని పదే పదే ఊహిస్తూ వ్యాయామం చేయడం; కాలి కండరాలను బలపరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्वॅट

गुडघे वाकवून वारंवार क्रॉचिंग स्थिती गृहीत धरून व्यायाम करणे; पायांचे स्नायू मजबूत करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેસવું

ઘૂંટણને વળાંક સાથે વારંવાર ક્રોચિંગ પોઝિશન ધારણ કરીને કસરત કરવી; પગના સ્નાયુઓને મજબૂત બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ವಾಟ್

ಬಾಗಿದ ಮೊಣಕಾಲುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ರೌಚಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತವಾಗಿ ಊಹಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮ ಮಾಡುವುದು; ಕಾಲಿನ ಸ್ನಾಯುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്വാറ്റ്

കാൽമുട്ടുകൾ വളച്ച് കുനിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥാനം ആവർത്തിച്ച് അനുമാനിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് വ്യായാമം ചെയ്യുക; കാലുകളുടെ പേശികളെ ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਠਣਾ

ਗੋਡਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਝੁਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਕ੍ਰੌਚਿੰਗ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨ ਕੇ ਕਸਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ; ਲੱਤਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیٹھنا

گھٹنوں کو جھکا کر بار بار کراؤچنگ پوزیشن سنبھال کر ورزش کرنا؛ ٹانگوں کے پٹھوں کو مضبوط کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蹲

反复采取弯曲膝盖的蹲姿进行锻炼；增强腿部肌肉

🇯🇵Japanese

しゃがむ

膝を曲げてしゃがんだ姿勢を繰り返し取る運動。脚の筋肉を強化します

🇰🇷Korean

쪼그리고 앉은

무릎을 굽힌 채 웅크린 자세를 반복적으로 취하는 운동; 다리 근육을 강화한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngồi xổm

tập thể dục bằng cách lặp đi lặp lại tư thế cúi người với đầu gối cong; tăng cường cơ bắp chân

🇹🇭Thai

หมอบ

ออกกำลังกายโดยให้ท่าหมอบลงโดยงอเข่าซ้ำๆ เสริมสร้างกล้ามเนื้อขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjongkok

berolahraga dengan berulang kali mengambil posisi berjongkok dengan lutut ditekuk; memperkuat otot-otot kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

maglupasay

pag-eehersisyo sa pamamagitan ng paulit-ulit na pag-aakala ng isang nakayukong posisyon na nakayuko ang mga tuhod; nagpapalakas ng mga kalamnan sa binti

🇲🇾Malay

mencangkung

bersenam dengan berulang kali mengambil posisi membongkok dengan lutut bengkok; menguatkan otot kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القرفصاء

ممارسة الرياضة من خلال اتخاذ وضعية الانحناء بشكل متكرر مع ثني الركبتين؛ يقوي عضلات الساق

🇮🇷Persian

چمباتمه زدن

ورزش با در نظر گرفتن مکرر حالت خمیده با زانوهای خمیده. عضلات پا را تقویت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

çömelmek

dizler bükülmüş halde tekrar tekrar çömelme pozisyonu alarak egzersiz yapmak; bacak kaslarını güçlendirir

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁפוּף

ביצוע פעילות גופנית על ידי עמידה חוזרת ונשנית של כפיפה כשהברכיים כפופות; מחזק את שרירי הרגליים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'squat'?

The primary meaning of 'squat' is 'exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'squat' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'squat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'squat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'squat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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