A Quick and Simple Dictionary

squat

1. Adjective.  Relatively short or low and thick or broad.
2. Noun.  A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
3. Noun.  (weightlifting) : A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders.
4. Noun.  A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting (Wikipedia entry).
5. Noun.  A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
6. Noun.  (slang) Something of no value; nothing.
7. Verb.  To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
8. Verb.  (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
9. Verb.  To occupy without permission.