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