meaning of squat
1. The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
2. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
3. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
4. To settle on anothers land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
5. To bruise or make flat by a fall.
6. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
7. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.
8. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
9. A sudden or crushing fall.
10. A small vein of ore.
11. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
12. the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
Related Words
squat | squaterole | squatina | squatina squatina | squatinidae | squatness | squatted | squatter | squattiness | squatting | squatty |
