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2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe someone or something as squat , you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way. □  Eddie was a short squat fellow in his forties with thinning hair.

3 VERB People who squat occupy an unused building or unused land without having a legal right to do so. □ [V ] You can't simply wander around squatting on other people's property. □ [V n] They earn their living by squatting the land and sharecropping.

4 N‑COUNT A squat is an empty building that people are living in illegally, without paying any rent or any property tax. □  After returning from Paris, David moved to a squat in Brixton.

squat|ter /skwɒ tə ^r / (squatters ) N‑COUNT A squatter is someone who lives in an unused building without having a legal right to do so and without paying any rent or any property tax.

squaw /skwɔː / (squaws ) N‑COUNT In the past, people sometimes referred to a Native American Indian woman as a squaw . [OFFENSIVE ]

squawk /skwɔː k/ (squawks , squawking , squawked )

1 VERB When a bird squawks , it makes a loud harsh noise. □ [V ] I threw pebbles at the hens, and that made them jump and squawk. ● N‑COUNT Squawk is also a noun. □  A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.

2 VERB If a person squawks , they complain loudly, often in a high-pitched, harsh tone. [INFORMAL ] □ [V that] Mr Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross. [Also V ]

squeak /skwiː k/ (squeaks , squeaking , squeaked )

1 VERB If something or someone squeaks , they make a short, high-pitched sound. □ [V ] My boots squeaked a little as I walked. □ [V adj] The door squeaked open. □ [V + with ] She squeaked with delight. ● N‑COUNT Squeak is also a noun. □  He gave an outraged squeak.

2 VERB To squeak through or squeak by means to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something. □ [V prep/adv] The President's economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213.

3 → see also bubble and squeak

squeaky /skwiː ki/ ADJ Something that is squeaky makes high-pitched sounds. □  …squeaky floorboards. □  He had a squeaky voice.

squea ky clea n also squeaky-clean ADJ If you say that someone is squeaky clean , you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong. [INFORMAL ] □  Maybe this guy isn't so squeaky clean after all.

squeal /skwiː l/ (squeals , squealing , squealed ) VERB If someone or something squeals , they make a long, high-pitched sound. □ [V + with ] Jennifer squealed with delight and hugged me. □ [V ] The car's tires squealed again as it sped around the corner. [Also V with quote] ● N‑COUNT Squeal is also a noun. □  At that moment there was a squeal of brakes and the angry blowing of a car horn.

squeam|ish /skwiː m I ʃ/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are squeamish , you are easily upset by unpleasant sights or situations. □  I am not squeamish about blood.

squeeze ◆◇◇ /skwiː z/ (squeezes , squeezing , squeezed )

1 VERB If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. □ [V n] He squeezed her arm reassuringly. □ [V n adj] Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Squeeze is also a noun. □ [+ of ] I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand.