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hunker down
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Verb
  • hold stubbornly to a position
    • The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down
  • take shelter
    • During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut
  • 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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