squatting

Plural: squattings

Noun

• The act of resting with knees bent, or occupying land without right.
• exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
• the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
• The posture of one who squats.
• The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner.

Verb

• sit on one's heels
  • "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
• be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
• occupy (a dwelling) illegally
• present participle and gerund of squat

Examples

• His SQUATTING posture while playing Scrabble suggested intense concentration.

Synonyms

crouch, hunker, hunker down, knee bend, scrunch, scrunch up, squat

Related Words

phrogging