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squat
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English squatten, from Old French esquatir, escatir (“compress, press down, lay flat, crush”), from es- (“ex-”) + quatir (“press down, flatten”), from Vulgar Latin *coactire (“press together, force”), from Latin coactus, perfect passive participle of c?g? (“force together, compress”).
The sense “nothing” may be the source or a derivation of diddly-squat.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skw?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /skw?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Adjective
squat (comparative squatter, superlative squattest)
- Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
- Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten books by John Milton. Licensed and Entred According to Order, London: Printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker under Creed Church neer Aldgate; and by Robert Boulter at the Turks Head in Bishopsgate-street; and Matthias Walker, under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street, OCLC 767532218, book IV; republished as Thomas Newton, editor, Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books, 2nd edition, volume I, London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson [et al.], 1750, OCLC 642605710, page 324, lines 799–803:
- [H]im there they found, / Squat like a toad, clo?e at the ear of Eve, / A??aying by his devili?h art to reach / The organs of her fancy', and with them forge / Illu?ions as he li?t, phanta?ms and dreams, […]
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten books by John Milton. Licensed and Entred According to Order, London: Printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker under Creed Church neer Aldgate; and by Robert Boulter at the Turks Head in Bishopsgate-street; and Matthias Walker, under St. Dunstons Church in Fleet-street, OCLC 767532218, book IV; republished as Thomas Newton, editor, Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books, 2nd edition, volume I, London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson [et al.], 1750, OCLC 642605710, page 324, lines 799–803:
Translations
Noun
squat (plural squats)
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- (exercise) Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (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).
- (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).
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- (slang, Canada, US) Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
- Synonyms: nothing; see also Thesaurus:nothing
- (obsolete) A sudden or crushing fall.
- 1652, George Herbert, "Treatise of Temperance and Sobriety" in Herbert's Remains, Or, Sundry Pieces Of that sweet Singer of the Temple
- bruises, and squats, and falls, which often kill others
- 1652, George Herbert, "Treatise of Temperance and Sobriety" in Herbert's Remains, Or, Sundry Pieces Of that sweet Singer of the Temple
- (mining) A small vein of ore.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- 1728, John Woodward, An Attempt towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England
- Tin - Ore , very good , in white Spar ; being a piece of a Squat , at Hewas-Work ; not far from Polgouth , in St. Stephen's Liberty. 'Tis broke off near the Edge of the Squat
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
squat (third-person singular simple present squats, present participle squatting, simple past and past participle squatted)
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- (exercise) To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
- To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
- (dated) To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.
- (Internet) To cybersquat.
- 2006, Paul Wouters, ?Ken Bantoft, Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan
- The old homepage for L2TP, www.l2tpd.org, has been squatted by a domain squatter. A malicious person could reinstate this domain with malicious code on it.
- 2006, Paul Wouters, ?Ken Bantoft, Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks with Openswan
Derived terms
- squattage
- squatter
- squatting
- squattocracy
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin squatina.
Noun
squat (plural squats)
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
Anagrams
- Quast, quats
French
Etymology
From English squat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skwat/
Noun
squat m (plural squats)
- Squat (building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter).
- Uninvited presence in a building or place (the result of which can be welcomed).
- Squat effect
- (weightlifting) Squat
Related terms
- squattage
- squatter
- squattériser
- squatteur
References
- “squat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Polish
Alternative forms
- sk?ot
Etymology
From English squat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skw?t/
Noun
squat m inan
- squat (building occupied without permission by squatters)
Declension
Related terms
- (noun) squatter
Further reading
- squat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- squat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?skwat/, [?skwat?]
- IPA(key): /es?kwat/, [es?kwat?]
Noun
squat m (plural squats)
- squat (exercise)
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powerlifting
English
Etymology
power +? lifting
Noun
powerlifting (uncountable)
- (sports) A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.
- 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21.
- For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.
- 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21.
- (disability sports) A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.
Translations
See also
- weightlifting
powerlifting From the web:
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