Definition of squat

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