What does “squat” refer to in this context?












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Following is a quote (emphasis mine) from the novel, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins:




"My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence."




What does "squat" refer to in this context?



Dictionary provides the following two meanings:




  1. "crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs"


Wonder how will a laptop squat?!




  1. "unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land"


The girl in question owns the laptop, which is lying next to her bed, which is in a home she rents. So definitely the laptop isn't occupying that place illegally.



So what exactly does it mean?










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    The word squat is an adjective here.
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  • @CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
    – CinCout
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Following is a quote (emphasis mine) from the novel, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins:




"My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence."




What does "squat" refer to in this context?



Dictionary provides the following two meanings:




  1. "crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs"


Wonder how will a laptop squat?!




  1. "unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land"


The girl in question owns the laptop, which is lying next to her bed, which is in a home she rents. So definitely the laptop isn't occupying that place illegally.



So what exactly does it mean?










share|improve this question


















  • 2




    The word squat is an adjective here.
    – CowperKettle
    4 hours ago










  • @CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
    – CinCout
    4 hours ago














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Following is a quote (emphasis mine) from the novel, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins:




"My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence."




What does "squat" refer to in this context?



Dictionary provides the following two meanings:




  1. "crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs"


Wonder how will a laptop squat?!




  1. "unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land"


The girl in question owns the laptop, which is lying next to her bed, which is in a home she rents. So definitely the laptop isn't occupying that place illegally.



So what exactly does it mean?










share|improve this question













Following is a quote (emphasis mine) from the novel, "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins:




"My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence."




What does "squat" refer to in this context?



Dictionary provides the following two meanings:




  1. "crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks or the back of one's thighs"


Wonder how will a laptop squat?!




  1. "unlawfully occupy an uninhabited building or settle on a piece of land"


The girl in question owns the laptop, which is lying next to her bed, which is in a home she rents. So definitely the laptop isn't occupying that place illegally.



So what exactly does it mean?







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  • 2




    The word squat is an adjective here.
    – CowperKettle
    4 hours ago










  • @CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
    – CinCout
    4 hours ago














  • 2




    The word squat is an adjective here.
    – CowperKettle
    4 hours ago










  • @CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
    – CinCout
    4 hours ago








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The word squat is an adjective here.
– CowperKettle
4 hours ago




The word squat is an adjective here.
– CowperKettle
4 hours ago












@CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
– CinCout
4 hours ago




@CowperKettle okay that makes sense now. You may post it as an answer.
– CinCout
4 hours ago










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The word squat as an adjective means:



short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive.




a squat little old man.



The brown buildings were old and squat



The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight
moustache.



he was muscular and squat.



a row of ugly, squat houses




And the lines just before (the quote you have mentioned) show why the laptop has

a "accusatory presence":




I never learn. I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of
shame
, and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. I go
through my awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember
exactly what I did. I sent an email. That’s what it was. At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. .




http://studynovels.com/Page/Story?bookId=120&pageNo=26






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    The word squat as an adjective means:



    short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive.




    a squat little old man.



    The brown buildings were old and squat



    The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight
    moustache.



    he was muscular and squat.



    a row of ugly, squat houses




    And the lines just before (the quote you have mentioned) show why the laptop has

    a "accusatory presence":




    I never learn. I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of
    shame
    , and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. I go
    through my awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember
    exactly what I did. I sent an email. That’s what it was. At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. .




    http://studynovels.com/Page/Story?bookId=120&pageNo=26






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      The word squat as an adjective means:



      short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive.




      a squat little old man.



      The brown buildings were old and squat



      The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight
      moustache.



      he was muscular and squat.



      a row of ugly, squat houses




      And the lines just before (the quote you have mentioned) show why the laptop has

      a "accusatory presence":




      I never learn. I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of
      shame
      , and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. I go
      through my awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember
      exactly what I did. I sent an email. That’s what it was. At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. .




      http://studynovels.com/Page/Story?bookId=120&pageNo=26






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        The word squat as an adjective means:



        short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive.




        a squat little old man.



        The brown buildings were old and squat



        The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight
        moustache.



        he was muscular and squat.



        a row of ugly, squat houses




        And the lines just before (the quote you have mentioned) show why the laptop has

        a "accusatory presence":




        I never learn. I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of
        shame
        , and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. I go
        through my awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember
        exactly what I did. I sent an email. That’s what it was. At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. .




        http://studynovels.com/Page/Story?bookId=120&pageNo=26






        share|improve this answer














        The word squat as an adjective means:



        short and thick or low and wide, especially in a way which is not attractive.




        a squat little old man.



        The brown buildings were old and squat



        The cook was short and squat, with thick eyebrows and a slight
        moustache.



        he was muscular and squat.



        a row of ugly, squat houses




        And the lines just before (the quote you have mentioned) show why the laptop has

        a "accusatory presence":




        I never learn. I wake with a crushing sensation of wrongness, of
        shame
        , and I know immediately that I’ve done something stupid. I go
        through my awful, achingly familiar ritual of trying to remember
        exactly what I did. I sent an email. That’s what it was. At some point last night, Tom got promoted back up the list of men I think about, and I sent him an email. My laptop is on the floor next to my bed; it sits there, a squat, accusatory presence. .




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