1squat 
/ˈskwɑ:t/ verb
squats; squat·ted; squat·ting /ˈskwɑ:t/ verb [no obj] 1 : to bend your knees and lower your body so that you are close to your heels or sitting on your heels
▪ He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen. ▪ a squatting position [=a position in which you are squatting] — often + down ▪ She squatted down to pick up the paper. 2 : to live in a building or on land without the owner's permission and without paying
▪ A family has been squatting in that house for months.
▪ He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen. ▪ a squatting position [=a position in which you are squatting] — often + down ▪ She squatted down to pick up the paper.
▪ A family has been squatting in that house for months.
