squat
to illegally occupy an empty house or flat
TRANSLATION
squat: kauern squat: hocken squatter: der Hausbesetzer
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Johannesburg: Police confront farm squatters. South African government fears clashes after opposition urges poor to occupy land."
(Chris McGreal in The Guardian Friday July 6, 2001)
(Chris McGreal in The Guardian Friday July 6, 2001)
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Etymology: Middle English squatten, from Middle French esquatir, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + quatir to press, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coactire to press together, from Latin coactus, past participle of cogere to drive together
Date: 15th century
1 : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
2 : to occupy as a squatter
3 : to crouch close to the ground as if to escape observation
4 : to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent so that the buttocks rest on or near the heels
5 : to be or become a squatter
Etymology: Middle English squatten, from Middle French esquatir, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + quatir to press, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coactire to press together, from Latin coactus, past participle of cogere to drive together
Date: 15th century
1 : to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
2 : to occupy as a squatter
3 : to crouch close to the ground as if to escape observation
4 : to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent so that the buttocks rest on or near the heels
5 : to be or become a squatter
