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(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.