Definition of 'hunker down'

Verb

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

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