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Meanings of squat down in English

To move into a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels.

Usage of squat down in English
1
I squat down on a cushion; I don't know what to say.
The half life of stars: a novel
2
Farmers were not allowed to squat down or to bend the knees.
Blood Brothers: A Medic's Sketch Book
3
I fought an urge to squat down to get our faces level.
Rivers of London
4
It took all his nerve to squat down and feel for a COG-tag.
Jacinto's Remnant
5
They would drop in, squat down, tender their services, suggest remedies, and gossip.
The Delight Makers
6
Men who know it, squat down, and kill him with knife or gun.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from ...
7
Now squat down and bring your center of gravity out over your right foot.
Wired
8
I squat down as far as I can, lean forward.
Freaks and revelations
9
These people simply squat down wherever they can find a natural catchment for water.
Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) / Lette...
10
Your only chance is to squat down, and envelope yourself completely in a blanket.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
11
I squat down in order not to tower above her.
Bangkok 8
12
Cervantes left his seat to squat down by Demetrio's side.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
13
Feeling my age, I watched him lope over to the pair then squat down too.
Shadows in Bronze
14
Evidently, the plan was for her to squat down.
The witch of agnesi
15
She motioned to me to squat down beside her.
Hell hath no fury
16
I squat down before him and pat his cheek.
Waiting for the Barbarians
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Squat down through the time
Squat down across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common