to squat
28
3.4
- verb
- /skwɑt/
:
hacer sentadillas
- Go down-- squat down.
- squatting or kneeling
What's so I mean, I squatted the same as my bench press.
- What's so I mean, I squatted the same as my bench press.
- So you end up lying down, standing and squatting a lot.
- And to your point, it's so much more fun to squat.
- I tried every which way, up, down, squat, leg up, everything.
- Or maybe you should deadlift end or squat.
Examples
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He decided to squat down to tie his shoelaces instead of bending over.
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Now he stops singing, quietly squats down, and dangles the fish over the water.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now if you want a low impact option, you squat and step.
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Bring your behind low and then squat, hold it and bring up the Cath raise.
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Drop, squat, and go!
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Squat down!
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Nicki takes the bowl of popcorn and squats down with it beside Fletcher.
Fiction book (1992) -
In front of the stalls, customers squat in semicircles, dining on noodles and dumplings.
Fiction book (1996) -
To strengthen her legs, she did a few sets of squat exercises at the gym.
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The trainer instructed the athletes to squat low to improve their balance and strength.
Synonyms
65
1.8
To lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees and leaning forward
39
7.5
To bend your knees and lower your body close to the ground
8
6.0
Bend your knees and sit on your heels
1
4.3
To crouch down close to the ground by bending the knees
Antonyms
How Low
28
3.4
65
1.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Squat comes from old words meaning 'to crouch', so to squat is to lower your body close to the ground and then stand back up, which fits the movement in the gym.