[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on 's haunches or heels.", "to crouch down or cower, as an .", "to settle on or occupy property, especially otherwise unoccupied property, without any title, right, or payment of rent.", "to settle on public land under government regulation, in order to acquire title.", "Nautical.(of a vessel, especially a power vessel) to draw more water astern when in motion forward than when at rest."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cause to squat.", "to occupy (property) as a squatter ."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["(of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset.Synonyms: blocky , stocky , dumpy", "low and thick or broad:The building had a squat shape.", "seated or being in a squatting position; crouching."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act or fact of squatting.", "a squatting position or posture.", "a weightlifting exercise in which a person squats and then returns to an erect position while holding a barbell at the back of the shoulders.", "Nautical.the tendency of a vessel to draw more water astern when in motion than when stationary.", "Slang. diddly-squat .", "a place occupied by squatters."]}]