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Definition of 'hunker down' Princeton's WordNet 

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"

2. (verb) hunker down
take shelter
"During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"

3. (verb) hunker down
hold stubbornly to a position
"The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"

'hunker down' - Nearby Entries  

hungriness  hungry  hunker  hunker down  hunkered  hunkered down  



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