meaning of 腰を落としている


その舗装された地面の上に腰を落としている。 what does 腰を落としている means in this context? does it really
means that lose waist? or its like 身を落とす。 means be humble?




In this context, it's just another way of saying "to sit". 腰を下ろす is a synonym.

In a different context, 腰を落とす can also mean this:

[![腰を落とす](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ORm9k.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ORm9k.png)  
(C)pan (<https://www.kamitokatachi.com/>),
[redistributed](https://www.kamitokatachi.com/entry/2015/02/21/204117) with
modification under [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-
nc/4.0/)

