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hunker down
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | 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"hunker, scrunch up, squat, scrunch, crouchsit, sit down - be seated | | 2. | hunker down - take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"hide out, hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" | | 3. | hunker down - hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"hold firm, stand fast, stand pat, stand firm - refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
hunker downverb (U.S. informal) squat, crouch (down), hunch Betty hunkered down on the floorhunker down
hunker down1. Literally, to squat. The magician hunkered down to the eye level of the children.2. To seek refuge in a particular place or area. We hunkered down at home with some movies while the blizzard raged all weekend.3. To work or begin to work on something in a determined matter. I can't believe I didn't get an A on my project after I'd hunkered down all weekend to do it!4. To stubbornly maintain some belief. It seems he's hunkered down and will never see me as anything but the villain in his life.See also: down, hunkerhunker down (on something)Fig. to squat down on one's heels, a stool, a stone, etc. Jeff hunkered down on the pavement and watched the world go by. He hunkered down to take a rest.See also: down, hunkerhunker downv.1. To sit on the heels with the knees bent forward; squat: My personal trainer hunkered down to help me with the barbells.2. To take shelter or refuge: The campers hunkered down in the cabin during the blizzard.3. To hold stubbornly to some position: The candidates hunkered down and refused to admit their mistakes.4. To apply oneself and start working seriously at something: You need to hunker down and study if you're going to pass that test.See also: down, hunkerFinancialSeeHunkering downhunker down
Synonyms for hunker downverb squatSynonymsSynonyms for hunker downverb sit on one's heelsSynonyms- hunker
- scrunch up
- squat
- scrunch
- crouch
Related Wordsverb take shelterRelated Wordsverb hold stubbornly to a positionRelated Words- hold firm
- stand fast
- stand pat
- stand firm
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