squat

adj//skwɑt//

låg, sitta på huk, huk, knäböj, ockuperad byggnad, ockupera

  1. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

  2. Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.

  3. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

  4. (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.

  5. (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).

  6. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.

  7. To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

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