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plural of squat, slang

squats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squat
as in crouches
to lie low with the limbs close to the body a detective squatting to examine something on the ground

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Recent Examples of squats
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
  • On the title track, a handful of bass licks grow outward into a waiting drum beat.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are hoots and hollers from raucous tourists on Bourbon Street, for example.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • 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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