squat

³squat

noun

Definition of SQUAT

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 <the squat of a hare>

3

: a lift in which a standing weight lifter drops to a squatting position and then rises to an upright position while holding a barbell on the shoulders; also : a competitive event involving this lift

4

chiefly British : an empty house or building that is occupied by squatters

5

slang : diddly-squat

Examples of SQUAT

1. He didn't do squat all day.
2. She lives in a squat.

First Known Use of SQUAT

1580

Related to SQUAT

Synonyms: beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, jot [slang], syllable, tittle, whit, whoop

Related Words: ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, pin, ray, scrap, scruple, semblance, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, trace

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