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Encyclopedia > Squat
Look up squat, squatter, squatting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The word squat, squatter or squatting can refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ...

  • A squat is a kind of sitting position.
  • Squatting (pastoral) is a term from Australian history, referring to the action of a person (the squatter) who occupied a large tract of Crown Land in order to graze livestock.
    • Squatter (game), a popular Australian board game about managing such a sheep-station.
  • Squatting is a term for inhabiting an unused building or plot of land without owning it; a person squatting is known as a squatter, and the house or building occupied by squatters is known as a squat.
  • Cybersquatting refers to registering Internet domain names similar to popular trademarks with the intent to extort the trademark holder.
  • A species of Flanimal from the book More Flanimals by Ricky Gervais
  • A squat toilet is a type of toilet where the user squats rather than sits on a seat.
  • Squat (exercise), a lower-body exercise in weight training, which is also used as a lift in powerlifting.
  • In slang, squat is a term which can mean "of little or no value", as in "this computer isn't worth squat."
  • Squat is the alternate name of the titular character in Scott Adams's comic Plop: The Hairless Elbonian.
  • Squat (shipping term), used to describe a number of hydrodynamic phenomena.
  • Squats (Warhammer 40,000) are a race in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe.
  • Diddly-Squat means nothing. Like, "I owe you diddly squat!"

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Squatting in Labor (361 words)
To squat, the mother will bend at the hips and the knees until her bottom is close to the floor.
Squatting also uses the force of gravity to help the baby make her way down the birth canal.
Squatting is used during the second stage of labor.
squatting: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (2679 words)
Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use.
To squat in many countries is in itself a crime; in others it is only seen as a civil conflict between the owner and the occupants.
Squatted social centres are often a combination of many things that happen in one space with the main aim of creating a space for people to meet in a non-commercial setting, whether it be for a party, political workshop, to see a film, have a drink or have breakfast.
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