mid-14c., "to crush;" early 15c., "crouch on the heels," from Old French esquatir, escatir "compress, press down, lay flat, crush," from es- "out" (see ex-) + O [..]

early 15c., "crouch on the heels, in a squatting position," from squat (v.)). Sense of "short, thick" dates from 1620s.

c. 1400, "bump, heavy fall," from squat (v.). Meaning "posture of one who squats" is from 1570s; that of "act of squatting" is from 1580s. Slang noun sense of "nothi [..]

The opposite of dive, squat is the dipping of a car's rear end that occurs during hard acceleration. Squat is caused by a load transfer from the front to the rear suspension.

(v) sit on one's heels(v) occupy (a dwelling) illegally(adj) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature(n) the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the k [..]

The effect of the rear end being “pulled down” during acceleration.

The opposite of dive, squat is the dipping of a car's rear end that occurs during hard acceleration. Squat is caused by a load transfer from the front to the rear suspension. Straight-line tracking

Vehicle pitch under acceleration.

  Repetitive leg exercise performed by rat owners who wish to sit on their sofa, despite their rats' considering it their own personal territory.

v. 1. To sit in a crouching position with knees bent and the buttocks on or near the heels. 2. To crouch down, as an animal does.