[squat] vb squat.ted ; squat.ting [ME squatten, fr. MF esquatir, fr. es- ex- (fr. L ex-) + quatir to press, fr. (assumed) VL coactire to press together, fr. L coactus, pp. of cogere to drive together--more at cogent] vt (15c) 1: to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
2: to occupy as a squatter ~ vi 1: to crouch close to the ground as if to escape observation "a hare squatting in the grass"
2: to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent so that the buttocks rest on or near the heels
3: to be or become a squatter
[2]squat adj squat.ter ; squat.test (15c) 1: sitting with the haunches close above the heels
2. a: low to the ground b: marked by disproportionate shortness or thickness -- squat.ly adv -- squat.ness n [3]squat n (1580) 1 a: the act of squatting b: the posture of one that squats
2. a: a place where one squats b: the lair of a small animal "~ of a hare"
3: a lift in weight lifting in which the lifter performs a knee bend while holding a barbell on the shoulders; also: a competitive event involving this lift
4. chiefly Brit: an empty house or building that is occupied by squatters
5. slang: diddly-squat