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[ verb ] sit on one's heels

Examples

"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting" "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

Then he hunkered_down on the heels of his handmade boots , peered into the orderly chaos of axle , shock_absorber , and spring .

Related terms

sit squat

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[ verb ] take shelter

Examples

"During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"

Related terms

hide

3
[ verb ] hold stubbornly to a position

Examples

"The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"

Related terms

stand_pat

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