as in licks
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 squats
Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
The deadlifts, squats and all that.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Bosu Ball Squat Bosu ball squats are excellent for improving your balance, coordination, and stability.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
That said, many plyometric exercises—like jumping lunges, pop squats, and tuck jumps—place an extra emphasis on your core and lower half.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Single-leg strength was prioritized through split squats, single-leg squats and skater squats.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This can include walking as well as doing hip openers, shoulder circles and a few bodyweight squats.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Having open hip flexors can be helpful for moving through your full range of motion in lifts such as Bulgarian split squats and hip thrusts.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Roser also recommends wearing these vests for moves where having weights in your hands is challenging, such as side lunges, side squats, and sumo squats.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
The deadlifts, squats and all that.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Bosu Ball Squat Bosu ball squats are excellent for improving your balance, coordination, and stability.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
That said, many plyometric exercises—like jumping lunges, pop squats, and tuck jumps—place an extra emphasis on your core and lower half.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Single-leg strength was prioritized through split squats, single-leg squats and skater squats.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
This can include walking as well as doing hip openers, shoulder circles and a few bodyweight squats.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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
Having open hip flexors can be helpful for moving through your full range of motion in lifts such as Bulgarian split squats and hip thrusts.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jeanroy squats down, nudges Taïga aside, and starts digging with a cavadou—a sort of pick that resembles a very scary dental tool.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Sinking the throttle forces the electric motor and engine to work together; the car then squats before alarmingly rocketing down the road while swapping cogs swiftly but smoothly.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squats
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While Kendrick and Drake were putting their pens to their limits, Metro fired up some software and got his licks in.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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On the title track, a handful of bass licks grow outward into a waiting drum beat.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are a few hoots and hollers as the others agree or protest.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Squats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squats. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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