foot vs squat

foot

noun
  • The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest. 

  • The basic measure of rhythm in a poem. 

  • Travel by walking. 

  • The end of a rectangular table opposite the head. 

  • In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant. 

  • The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward. 

  • The bottom edge of a sail. 

  • A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres. 

  • The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove. 

  • A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it. 

  • A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. 

  • A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm. 

  • The bottommost part of a typed or printed page. 

  • Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking. 

  • The base or bottom of anything. 

  • The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads. 

  • The globular lower domain of a protein. 

  • The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface. 

  • Fundamental principle; basis; plan. 

  • The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it. 

  • Foot soldiers; infantry. 

  • Recognized condition; rank; footing. 

  • The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting. 

  • The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked. 

verb
  • To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up. 

  • To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip. 

  • To walk. 

  • To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.). 

  • To use the foot to kick (usually a ball). 

  • To pay (a bill). 

squat

noun
  • A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. 

  • A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat). 

  • A small vein of ore. 

  • A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter. 

  • A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet. 

  • Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee. 

  • A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. 

  • The angel shark (genus Squatina). 

  • A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form. 

adj
  • Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching. 

  • Relatively short or low, and thick or broad. 

verb
  • To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation. 

  • To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet. 

  • To cybersquat. 

  • To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee. 

  • To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back. 

  • To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner. 

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