1. (

• knee_bend ,
• squat ,
• squatting ,

) exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles ;

2. (

• squat ,
• squatting

) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels ;

1. (

• squat ,
• crouch ,
• scrunch ,
• scrunch_up ,
• hunker ,
• hunker_down

) sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" ;

2. (

• squat ,

) be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" ;

3. (

• squat

) occupy (a dwelling) illegally ;