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• squat´ness — squat «skwot», verb, squat|ted or squat, squat|ting, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to sit on the heels; crouch: »He found it difficult to squat on his heels for more than a few minutes …   Useful english dictionary

• squat´ly — squat «skwot», verb, squat|ted or squat, squat|ting, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to sit on the heels; crouch: »He found it difficult to squat on his heels for more than a few minutes …   Useful english dictionary

• squat — I UK [skwɒt] / US [skwɑt] verb [intransitive] Word forms squat : present tense I/you/we/they squat he/she/it squats present participle squatting past tense squatted past participle squatted * 1) squat or squat down to bend your knees and lower… …   English dictionary

• squat — squat1 [ skwat ] verb * 1. ) squat or squat down intransitive to bend your knees and lower yourself towards the ground so that you balance on your feet: CROUCH 2. ) intransitive or transitive to live in a place without permission and without… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• squat — ► VERB (squatted, squatting) 1) crouch or sit with the knees bent and the heels close to the bottom or thighs. 2) unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or area of land. ► ADJECTIVE (squatter, squattest) ▪ short or low, and disproportionately… …   English terms dictionary

• squat — [skwät] vi. squatted, squatting [ME squatten < MFr esquatir < es (L ex ), intens. + quatir, to press flat < VL * coactire < L coactus, pp. of cogere, to force, compress: see COGENT] 1. to crouch so as to sit on the heels with the… …   English World dictionary

• squat|ter — squat|ter1 «SKWOT uhr», noun. 1. a) a person who temporarily occupies or settles on land without title or right: »Judging from the treatment of squatters on similar lands in Manitoba, there need be no fear of settling on lands within the reserves …   Useful english dictionary

• Building science — is the collection of scientific knowledge that focuses on the analysis and control of the physical phenomena affecting buildings. This includes the detailed analysis of building materials and building envelope systems.The practical purpose of… …   Wikipedia

• squat — [[t]skwɒ̱t[/t]] squats, squatting, squatted 1) VERB If you squat, you lower yourself towards the ground, balancing on your feet with your legs bent. He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees... We squatted beside the pool and watched the… …   English dictionary

• Squat — The word squat, squatter or squatting can refer to: * A squat is a kind of sitting position. * Squatting is a term for inhabiting an abandoned or unused building or plot of land without owning or holding a formal lease on it; a person squatting… …   Wikipedia

• squat — squat1 [skɔwt US skwa:t] v past tense and past participle squatted present participle squatting ↑jeans [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esquatir, from quatir [i] to press , from Vulgar Latin coactire to press together , from Latin cogere;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English