as in stout
being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
a squatty little wrestler
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Recent Examples of squatty
Place objects like blocks or stools, or maybe even a squatty potty, under your feet to raise your knees higher than your hips.
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Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Even with standard organizational paranoia about plans leaking, not using a running back with a squatty frame and credible speed is curious.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The tall, arcing element of Tatum Scales and its squatty companion evoke traditional African decorative geometries — and, well, a female breast.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Ellen strongly recommends buying blue-light-blocking glasses and a squatty potty.
—Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
That tint is too dark; that truck is too squatty.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 June 2021
Joseph is 6 feet 4 and 329 pounds and plays a position — nose tackle — that even sounds stagnant and squatty.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
Mikulak, the 2018 world championships bronze medalist on the apparatus, had a sloppy routine and squatty landing on his dismount.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Toads use their short, squatty legs to hop or walk.
—Washington Post, 4 May 2021
Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024
Even with standard organizational paranoia about plans leaking, not using a running back with a squatty frame and credible speed is curious.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
The tall, arcing element of Tatum Scales and its squatty companion evoke traditional African decorative geometries — and, well, a female breast.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
Ellen strongly recommends buying blue-light-blocking glasses and a squatty potty.
—Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
That tint is too dark; that truck is too squatty.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 June 2021
Joseph is 6 feet 4 and 329 pounds and plays a position — nose tackle — that even sounds stagnant and squatty.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
Mikulak, the 2018 world championships bronze medalist on the apparatus, had a sloppy routine and squatty landing on his dismount.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
Toads use their short, squatty legs to hop or walk.
—Washington Post, 4 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatty
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Riley Leonard's steady hand and the Fighting Irish's stout defense will be the difference in a tight battle.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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There won’t be a lack of talent on the field, with both teams being led by their stout defenses.Cameron Teague Robinson and Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Each tiny, invisible micron-scale robot is patterned with hundreds of even tinier nano-scale magnets, some long and thin, and some short and stubby, Cornell says.John Koetsier, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Despite their stocky size, these large mammals can really move.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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Image The courthouse where Judge Brinkema works — in a section of Alexandria dominated by stocky office buildings — can feel far from the hubbub of nearby Washington.David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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With the costume’s feet at knee-level, an elevated stage (and smoke machine) helped give the appearance that Klum was walking around on E.T.’s characteristically stumpy legs.Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The heron turns out to be a stumpy man in a costume.Moeko Fujii, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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Some winners: Hyaluronic acid draws water into the skin to keep it plump and hydrated.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate shrimp scampi offers perfectly plump shrimp in a garlicky, lemony, white wine sauce.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Much seems the same at 62 West Wallaby Street, where the duo lives in a squat brick house.Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Powerlifting is a strength sport defined by three weight-lifting movements: the squat, deadlift, and bench press.Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rows of sturdy two- and three-story flats stand at attention on countless streets.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
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During renovation work, the men’s first team have been moved into the women’s building, with the women housed in a temporary — but sturdy — portable cabin, and the Graduate Lounge has been turned into the academy and women’s teams’ canteen.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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In context, Franklin was critiquing a rather dumpy drawing of an eagle lacking a regal beak by the Society of the Cincinnati, which had adopted the nation’s bird as its symbol.Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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In fact, it was released during the slightly less dumpy dump month of February — on February 13, 1991, with nationwide sneak previews on February 2, 1991.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Squatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatty. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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