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
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
Incorporating toning exercises every few minutes, like jumping jacks, walking lunges, squats, or squat jumps, can also help, suggested Kirsch.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The challenge could be a short uphill push before a longer run, a quick set of jump squats before starting a workout, or a short jog before a more challenging activity.
—Dayanne S. Antonio, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2025
The Rei-ho group did a five-minute exercise routine (10 to 12 slow squats and 10 slow sit-to-stands) at least four days a week for three months.
—Paul McClure 11, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Their work at sea unfolded over three months from Liftboat Robert, an oceangoing vessel that, once on site, lowers three enormous pillars to the seafloor and squats above the waves.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 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
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
Incorporating toning exercises every few minutes, like jumping jacks, walking lunges, squats, or squat jumps, can also help, suggested Kirsch.
—Kristin Canning, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The challenge could be a short uphill push before a longer run, a quick set of jump squats before starting a workout, or a short jog before a more challenging activity.
—Dayanne S. Antonio, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2025
The Rei-ho group did a five-minute exercise routine (10 to 12 slow squats and 10 slow sit-to-stands) at least four days a week for three months.
—Paul McClure 11, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Their work at sea unfolded over three months from Liftboat Robert, an oceangoing vessel that, once on site, lowers three enormous pillars to the seafloor and squats above the waves.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 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
Noun
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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
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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
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
Noun
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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 26 Oct. 2025.
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