ˈdɪd(ə)li skwɑt ˈdɪdlɪi.skwɒt ˈdu.dəli skwɑt ˈdʌmpi skɹʌntʃ skwɒt skwɑt skwɒt skwɑt skwɒt skwɑt ˈskwɒti ˈstʌmpi the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground sit on one's heels In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature some people seem born to be square and chunky a dumpy little dumpling of a woman dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears a little church with a squat tower a squatty red smokestack a stumpy ungainly figure occupy (a dwelling) illegally be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide The building squatted low a small worthless amount you don't know jack to perform the squat weightlifting exercise