hunker down Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb sit on one's heels
   scrunch; crouch; hunker; squat; scrunch up.
   
   • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
   • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
2. verb take shelter
   
   • During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut
3. verb hold stubbornly to a position
   
   • The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down

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