1. Noun
The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
2. Verb
To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
3. Verb
To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
4. Verb
To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
5. Verb
To bruise or make flat by a fall.
6. Adjective
Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
7. Adjective
Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.
8. Noun
The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
9. Noun
A sudden or crushing fall.
10. Noun
A small vein of ore.
11. Noun
A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
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