Definitions for hunker
ˈhʌŋ kərhun·ker

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker downverb

   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. hunker

   To hunker is to squat or crouch down low, often as a means of hiding or protecting oneself. It can also mean to settle into a position or course of action for a prolonged period, typically in preparation for or response to a difficult or challenging situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hunkernoun

   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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1. Hunker

   Hunker is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 329 at the 2000 census.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hunker

   hungk′er, v.i. (Scot.) to squat down.—n.pl. Hunk′ers, the hams. [See Hunch.]

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1. HUNKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hunker is ranked #46811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hunker surname appeared 454 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hunker.
   
   95.3% or 433 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce hunker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hunker in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hunker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hunker in a Sentence

1. Holly Parker:

   If somebody with infinite knowledge could tell us( when) this is going to be over if you just hunker down and you socially distance... if people knew, they would have a greater ability to hold on.

2. Shawn Kravetz:

   There's no question that life is about cash flow. Even if you are highly confident that you will eventually get paid, people will pull in their horns and hunker down.

3. Orrin Hatch:

   These are restrictions that the Islamic State could use to its advantage, if we are telling the Islamic State upfront that we will not use ground forces, will they not tailor their strategy around that fact? If we advertise when the authorization expires at an arbitrary date ... will they not hunker down and wait for that date?

4. Deborah Birx:

   The president wanted everyone to know where this virus is so that people would be aware if they were gonna travel to that area, that that area had a very significant amount of COVID-19 or the coronavirus, and so its really to make Americans aware about traveling to New York, but also make it clear to the people who are in that area to protect them selves following the guidelines, to really stay home and really hunker down, stay at home and really follow the washing of your hands and not touching your face.

5. Dante Biss-Grayson Halleck:

   I've got to hunker down for three months, this speech has definitely inspired me to hit the send button on the application.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hunker
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunker
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hunker
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hunker
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html