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squatting |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squat \Squat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squatted}; p. pr & vb n. {Squatting}.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF esquater esquatir (cf. It quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr L. ex + coactus, p. p. cogere to drive or urge together. See {Cogent}, {Squash}, v. t.] 1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as the savages squatted near the fire. 2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit. 3. To settle on another's land without title; also to settle on common or public lands. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: squatting n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {squat}] 2: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position [syn: {squat}]
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