as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a short, squat woman
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
he doesn't do squat all day long and is by far the laziest worker in the company
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Recent Examples of squat
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Short-armed even for a man so squat.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
My first Aero class started with a traditional strength block alternating three sets of goblet squat to bench and standing face pull, and two sets of incline plank to shoulder tap.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
However, while Yunxian 2’s large, squat braincase did resemble that of Homo erectus, other features of the skull, such as flat and shallow cheekbones, did not.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Short-armed even for a man so squat.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Study scope and main findings The researchers examined dozens of pre-Neolithic burials in which skeletons were placed in tightly crouched or squatting positions and, in many cases, showed patches of burning.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
With Sparkle for a Cause, Alexis turns fitness into a festival of kindness, proving that squats and planks can lift more than muscles.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
My first Aero class started with a traditional strength block alternating three sets of goblet squat to bench and standing face pull, and two sets of incline plank to shoulder tap.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squat
Adjective
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Any question which of those teams has a stout and sturdy offensive line?—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Uwazurike has played 37% of Denver’s defensive snaps so far, has been stout against the run, and now has logged sacks in back-to-back games.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Allsup, crouched in a small crate, looked quietly apprehensive.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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In the nearly two-minute preview, fans get a glimpse at how present her now-fiancé was behind the scenes, at one point crouching underneath the stage and grinning wide as the pop star bends down and kisses him on the cheek.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the start, the project required building a damn to drain the water from the facade.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Early on, many Falcons players and coaches misinterpreted his squatty 6-foot-3-ish, 305-pound frame and notably rounded midsection as a lack of athleticism.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Trifles are the high heels of desserts, standing tall and showing out in a crowd of squatty pies, sheet cakes, and brownies.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The 31-13 win on Saturday was a resounding lick-back from last season’s 27-24 loss in which Michigan came back from a two-touchdown deficit and scored a late, game-winning touchdown.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Kershaw was on the winning end more often than not, but that didn’t mean the Giants didn’t also get in their licks.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Healthy roots are plump and silvery, white, or green in color.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ten years and innumerable pounds of corn later, Laws Whiskey House still uses the plump and sweet grain from Burlington.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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The whit and the whoo are from different owls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Any question which of those teams has a stout and sturdy offensive line?—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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If possible, drive to a nearby sturdy building.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Squat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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