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squatting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | knee bend, squat |
| Type of | leg exercise |
Examples of squatting
squatting
Squatting resolutely at No 1 on the countdown of required gifts is the Xbox 360.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The picture of her squatting outside with the cigarette and coffee cup is great.
From the style.time.com
Since last week, Haygood has been squatting with his brother, Dwight, in Batavia.
From the suntimes.com
One measure is the tiny proportion of squatting cases which reach the High Court.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is difficult to see how outlawing squatting will benefit the British taxpayer.
From the guardian.co.uk
Gibb said demonstrators will begin squatting in vacant housing all over the city.
From the stltoday.com
This really hit home that the squatting debate is not about helping the homeless.
From the theargus.co.uk
Still, the bloke is doing taxpayers a favour by not claiming HB whilst squatting.
From the theargus.co.uk
Will you be looking into making squatting in commercial properties illegal too?
From the theargus.co.uk
- Knee bend: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
- Chunky: 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 ...
- Sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
- Be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
- Having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
- Jack: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
- In strength training, the squat is an exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendons throughout the lower body. ...
- The squat effect is the hydrodynamic phenomenon by which a vessel moving quickly through shallow water creates an area of lowered pressure under its bottom that causes the ship to "squat" lower in the water than would otherwise be expected. ...
- In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Squats are a dwarf-like race descended from the humans that colonised high gravity worlds. Separated from the rest of humanity over the millennia they evolved their own distinct morphology and culture. ...
