Word: squat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Old French es- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin co- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin cōgō Latin coāctusder. Old French quatir Old French esquatirder. Middle English squatten English squat From Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, escatir (“compress, press down, lay flat, crush”), from es- (“ex-”) + quatir (“press down, flatten”), from Vulgar Latin *coactire (“press together, force”), from Latin coāctus, perfect passive participle of cōgō (“force together, compress”). The sense “nothing” is synchronically analyzable as a clipping of diddly-squat, although diachronically the direction of derivation is uncertain. Pronunciation: /skwɒt/, /skwɑt/, /skwɔt/ 1. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Sit in a squat, with your feet a comfortable distance apart. 2. Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee. Labels: countable, uncountable 3. Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The king of all quad exercises, and arguably the best single-weight resistance exercise, is the squat. Example: Before we can discuss ass-to-grass squats, or ATG squats for short, we must first establish some knowledge about squats in general. […] Now, lift the bar off the squat rack rests and step away from any part of the rack that may inhibit a full range of motion. 4. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Your dumb self can't appreciate the freedom in my thought / The weak sense of autonomy when I'm flipping in my squat Example: "Keeping your friends warm and dry, that doesn't happen here. If you want to spend a night in a squat, it's all political to get in." Lately, as buildings have filled and become stringent about new admissions, much of the squatters' "My house is your house" rhetoric has become hollow. 5. A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value. Labels: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable Example: I know squat about nuclear physics. Example: We didn't ask for rent, but we assumed they'd help around the house. But they don't do squat. 8. A small vein of ore. Labels: countable, uncountable 9. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A Mineral, very ponderous, and probably holding Tin. […] 'Twas part of a Squat, at Hewas-Work; not far from Polgouth, in St. Stephen's Liberty, Cornwall. 10. Squat effect. Labels: countable, uncountable 11. A sudden or crushing fall. Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable Example: bruises, and squats, and falls, which often kill others 12. A dental practice set up from scratch instead of joining an existing one. Labels: countable, slang, uncountable Example: […] needs many patients to be viable — definitely not for the first six months of a squat. Ron mentioned that many graduates ask representatives for advice regarding squats and those he has not deterred have done well […]