01 n. The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
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The angel fish (Squatina angelus).(Zool.)
Entry
10 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Squat
/(skwŏt)/
· IPA /skwɑt/
02 v. i. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
imp. & p. p.
Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squatting
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To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
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To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
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To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
03 v. t. To bruise or make flat by a fall.
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To bruise or make flat by a fall.[Obs.]
04 a. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
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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.” — Milton.
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Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.“The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat.” — Grew.
05 n. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
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The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
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A sudden or crushing fall.[Obs.]
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A small vein of ore.(Mining)
Phrases & compounds
Squat snipe —
the jacksnipe; -- called also squatter.