Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The posture of one who squats.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act or general practice of occupying a building or land without the permission of the owner.

    Hausbesetzung

More definitions
  • the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
  • exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
occupation of a building/land without permission of owner:

Forms

plural: squattings
Singularsquatting
Pluralsquattings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels:squat
  • exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles:knee bendsquat

Word family

8 related words
Relatedsquat
Derivedantisquattingcybersquattingslopsquattingsquattersquattinglytyposquattingwebsquatting

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
squatsquattersquawksqueak
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