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squatting
(encz) | squatting,dřep n: Josef Polách |
squatting
(encz) | squatting,obsazení domu Zdeněk Brož |
Squatting
(gcide) | Squat \Squat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squatting.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir
(cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex +
coactus, p. p. of cogere to drive or urge together. See
Cogent, Squash, v. t.]
1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages
squatted near the fire.
[1913 Webster]
2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie
close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
[1913 Webster]
3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle
on common or public lands.
[1913 Webster] |
squatting
(wn) | squatting
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with
the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee
bend}, squat, squatting]
2: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with
the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels [syn: squat,
squatting] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
squatting
(encz) | squatting,dřep n: Josef Poláchsquatting,obsazení domu Zdeněk Brož |
squatting
(wn) | squatting
n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with
the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {knee
bend}, squat, squatting]
2: the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with
the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels [syn: squat,
squatting] |
cyber-squatting
(foldoc) | cyber-squatting
The practice of registering famous brand
names as Internet domain names, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm
or sears.shop, in the hope of later selling them to the
appropriate owner at a profit.
(1998-01-22)
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