English - English (Wordnet) dictionary
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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