Squat /(skwŏt)/

1. The angel fish (Squatina angelus). (Zool.)

imp. & p. p. Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squatting

1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.

1. To bruise or make flat by a fall. [Obs.]

1. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.

   Him there they found, Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve.

2. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.

   The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat.

1. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
2. A sudden or crushing fall. [Obs.]
3. A small vein of ore. (Mining)