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Meanings of squat (squats) in English

Portuguese
porcaria nenhuma

A small worthless amount.

      porcaria nenhuma
      Portuguese
      cócoras
      Catalan
      moviment okupa
      Spanish
      flexión de rodilla

      Exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles.

            cócoras
            Portuguese
            ficar de cócoras
            Catalan
            arraulir-se

            Sit on one's heels.

                  ficar de cócoras

                  Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature.

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                        Usage of squats in English
                        1
                        Hock Seng scowls at the safe where it squats across from him.
                        The windup girl
                        2
                        And then, at night, in the cells, something squats on our chests!
                        Gather, Darkness!
                        3
                        He squats in the center of the rock and arranges his tackle.
                        Kings of the earth: a novel
                        4
                        An elderly widow squats in the dust behind a basket of peanuts.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        The candy woman spreads her legs and squats over the round mattress.
                        The Cannibals of Candyland
                        6
                        Two groups additionally performed progressively loaded squats five times per week.
                        Pubmed
                        7
                        Dining Chair Squat: Your dining room chair is a great height for squats.
                        News.com.au
                        8
                        Her sessions include weights, squats and core work to condition and strengthen muscles.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        The schoolhouse squats dour and silent in its acre of weeds.
                        How To Write Special Feature Articles / A Handbook for Reporters...
                        10
                        If you only have a few minutes, focus on doing squats and deadlifts.
                        Climbing Magazine
                        11
                        So he squats down, cross-legged, dips a reed-pen in the ink, and begins.
                        Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt
                        12
                        During her years of homelessness, Rebecca slept in squats and hostels.
                        The Irish Times
                        13
                        Your butt may disappear no matter how many squats you do.
                        The South African
                        14
                        I've traveled and stayed in squats in Switzerland, Holland and Germany.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        The creature squats, poised as if to spring right out of the frame.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        We offer a middling one and Lady Margaret squats in a shallow bob.
                        The White Princess
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