to squat is a form of:
Squat
noun
- 1.
- (1. The act of squatting. 2. A squatting or crouching posture. 3. Sports. A lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders. 4. The place occupied by a squatter. 5. The lair of an animal such as a hare) អង្គុយច្រហោង
adjective
- 1.
- (1. Short and thick; low and broad. 2. Crouched in a squatting position) ដែលកន្ដុល, ដែលក្រអាញ
verb — past tense: squatted ; past participle: squatted ; present participle: squatting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (~ down) (1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the hams resting on or near the heels. 2. To crouch down, as an animal does. 3. To settle on unoccupied land without legal claim. 4. To occupy a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it) squat on the floor អង្គុយច្រហោង, squat on government land តាំងលំនៅ (ឥតច្បាប់)
- 2.
- (ច្បាប់) ចូលនៅដោយខុសច្បាប់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
- 2.
- The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
- 3.
- A sudden or crushing fall.
- 4.
- A small vein of ore.
- 5.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
adjective
- 1.
- Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
- 2.
- Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.
verb — past tense: squatted ; past participle: squatted ; present participle: squatting ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To bruise or make flat by a fall.