The Clue
Crouches (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SQUATS
Tags
Notes
The answer SQUATS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
SQUAT as a noun:
1. (knee bend, squat, squatting) = exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
2. (jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit) = a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
3. (squat, squatting) = the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
SQUAT as a verb:
1. (squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down) = sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
2. be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low"
3. occupy (a dwelling) illegally