(~s, ~ting, ~ted)
1.
If you ~, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent.
We ~ted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down...
He came over and ~ted on his heels, looking up at the boys.
= crouch
VERB: V, V on n
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Squat down means the same as ~ .
Albert ~ted down and examined it...
She had ~ted down on her heels.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P prep
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Squat is also a noun.
He bent to a ~ and gathered the puppies on his lap.
N-SING: a N
2.
If you describe someone or something as ~, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way.
Eddie was a short ~ fellow in his forties with thinning hair.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
People who ~ occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so.
You can’t simply wander around ~ting on other people’s property...
They earn their living by ~ting the land and sharecropping.
VERB: V, V n
4.
A ~ is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax.
After returning from Paris, David moved to a ~ in Brixton...
N-COUNT