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1. (v.i.) hunker
to squat on one's heels (often fol. by down).
2. hunker
to hunch: students hunkering over their books.
3. hunker
to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usu. fol. by down).
4. hunker
to hold firmly or stubbornly to one's opinion, course, etc., as when criticized or thwarted (usu. fol. by down).
5. (n.) hunker
hunkers, the haunches.
Etymology: (1710–20; appar. hunk (perh. alter. of huck haunch))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) 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"
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1. (noun) hunker
originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy
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