Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Somewhat short and thick; rather squat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Squat; short and thick; dumpy; low-set.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Squat; dumpy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Somewhat
squat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature
Etymologies
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Examples
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, and some parts of Latin America, you're likely to encounter a squat toilet (otherwise known as a squatty potty).
unknown title 2009
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The 'squatty' eyed the gesticulating Manarkan and spoke, in a beautifully modulated deep bass voice, to a supple, lithe, pantherish girl with vertically-slitted yellow eyes, pointed ears, and a long and sinuous, meticulously-groomed tail.
Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972
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The "squatty" looking clock tower, which appears as if part of a church spire, had been carried away by a high wind and dropped down on this embankment.
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And she fitted well into the homely scene: short and somewhat "squatty" of form, red-haired, freckle-faced and pug-nosed.
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In the present instance, to prevent what is called a "squatty" appearance, and also to give additional headway, the side walls were carried up some twenty inches above the ground line.
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However, when I try to play a 4: 3 DVD (Disney's "Treasure Island", for example) the size of the screen shown on the TV is ok (4: 3 with bars on either side), but the actual picture appears "squatty", squeezed from top to bottom if you know what I mean.
Home Theater Forum marcco00 2010
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However, when I try to play a 4: 3 DVD (Disney's "Treasure Island", for example) the size of the screen shown on the TV is ok (4: 3 with bars on either side), but the actual picture appears "squatty", squeezed from top to bottom if you know what I mean.
Home Theater Forum marcco00 2010
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A "young, short, 'kind of squatty'" man has reportedly been harassing female commuters repeatedly during rush hour on the N Judah train by "humping" them and then jumping off the train when discovered.
NBC Bay Area - 2009
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A few squatty Mercury coupes, some open-engine hot rods, two pick-ups with chrome tractor trailer exhaust stacks and an assortment of sporty cars were parked on the lawn at the correct address.
Cucumbertini Larry Strattner 2011
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The clerk, Kenneth, a squatty man with an Afro, looked up from his Sports Illustrated and said, My man, Marty.
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