hunker
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hunkers;
hunkered;
hunkering
hunkers;
hunkered;
hunkering
Learner's definition of HUNKER
[no object]
chiefly US
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to lower your body to the ground by bending your legs
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The hikers hunkered (down) under a cliff until the storm passed.
hunker down
[phrasal verb]
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to stay in a place for a period of time
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The leaders hunkered down at a country estate for difficult peace negotiations.
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