Squat, a. 1. 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.
2. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting. "The round,
squat turret." R. Browning.
The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat.
Grew.
Squat, n. 1. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or
close to the ground.