1. (

• squat ,
• crouch ,
• scrunch ,
• scrunch_up ,
• hunker ,
• hunker_down

) sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" ;

2. (

• squat ,

) be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The building squatted low" ;

3. (

• squat

) occupy (a dwelling) illegally ;