Squat
Squat [1]
(1):
(n.) A small vein of ore.
(2):
(n.) A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
(3):
(n.) The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
(4):
(a.) Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.
(5):
(n.) The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
(6):
(v. t.) To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
(7):
(v. t.) To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
(8):
(v. t.) To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
(9):
(v. t.) To bruise or make flat by a fall.
(10):
(a.) Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
(11):
(n.) A sudden or crushing fall.
