PHRASALVERBS
hunker down
1 (especially AmE) to sit on your heels with your knees bent up in front of you
SYNSQUAT:
He hunkered down beside her.
2 to prepare yourself to stay somewhere, keep an opinion, etc. for a long time
3 to refuse to change an opinion, way of behaving, etc.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, hunker is tagged as verb.
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