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verb (used without object)
1.
to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
2.
Informal.
a.
to hunch: The driver hunkered over the steering wheel.
b.
to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usually followed by down): The escaped convicts hunkered down in a cave in the mountains.
c.
to hold resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances (usually followed by down): Though all the evidence was against him, he hunkered down and refused to admit his guilt.
3.
Slang. to lumber along; walk or move slowly or aimlessly.
noun
4.
hunkers, one's haunches.
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Hunker down
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
5.
on one's hunkers,
a.
British Informal. squatting on one's heels.
b.
suffering a period of poverty, bad luck, or the like.
Origin:
1710–20; apparently hunk (perhaps nasalized variant of huck haunch; akin to Old Norse hūka to crouch) + -er6
1710–20; apparently hunk (perhaps nasalized variant of huck haunch; akin to Old Norse hūka to crouch) + -er6
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| 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" [syn: squat] |
| 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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