squatted

Sat on heels

Squatted is the past tense and past participle of squat.

To squat is to crouch or sit with knees bent and buttocks resting on or near the heels: She squatted down to pet the dog.

Squat also means to occupy a building or land without legal claim or payment of rent: They squatted in the abandoned warehouse for months.

In weightlifting, squatted describes having performed the exercise where you lower your body by bending the knees while keeping the back straight.

occupation

trespass

Unauthorized entry onto property

building · property · homeless · eviction · illegal · settlement · rights · urban · dwelling · shelter

exercise

lunges

Sudden forward movements

plyometrics · glutes · quads · hamstrings · thighs · reps · sets · form · depth · parallel

weightlifting

barbell

Weighted exercise apparatus

clean · snatch · spotters · form · technique · depth · parallel · belt · chalk · platform

Categories
Opposites
body position/posture

squattedstood

Rose to feet

rose · stood tall · towered · extended · leaped

property occupation legality

squattedowned

Possessed legally

leased · purchased · rented · tenanted · titled

Phrases
Family

squatting, squatter, squatty, squatters, squattest

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G