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squat
A body position in which you crouch with your knees strongly bent so that your buttocks are close to the ground.
Das Kind saß in der Hocke und spielte mit den Steinen.
The child was sitting in a squat and playing with the stones.
to squat down
The movement of getting into a crouching position.
Um die schwere Kiste anzuheben, sollte man zuerst in die Hocke gehen.
To lift the heavy box, you should first squat down.
The noun 'Hocke' (squat) is almost always used in fixed expressions with prepositions. You cannot simply say 'eine Hocke machen' (to make a squat); instead, you say 'in die Hocke gehen' (to squat down) or 'in der Hocke sitzen' (to sit in a squat).
Er ging in die Hocke, um mit dem Kind auf Augenhöhe zu sprechen.
He squatted down to speak with the child at eye level.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. Movement into the position is expressed with the accusative ('in die Hocke gehen' — to squat down). The position itself is described with the dative ('in der Hocke sitzen' — to sit in a squat).
Der Sportler geht langsam in die Hocke.
The athlete slowly squats down.
The most common verbs combined with 'Hocke' (squat) describe either the movement into the position, staying in it, or getting up from it. Typical phrases are 'in die Hocke gehen' (to squat down), 'in der Hocke sitzen/kauern' (to sit/crouch in a squat), and 'aus der Hocke aufstehen' (to stand up from a squat).
Die Kinder kauerten am Seeufer in der Hocke.
The children were crouching in a squat on the shore of the lake.
