Squat

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Squat

Squat : குந்தி இருத்தல்

Squat : குந்தி இருத்தல்

Squat definition

Noun.

  1. The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
  2. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
  3. A sudden or crushing fall.
  4. A small vein of ore.
  5. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.

Transitive verb.

  1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.
  2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
  3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.
  4. To bruise or make flat by a fall.

Adjective.

  1. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
  2. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.