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Meaning of word hunker down from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

hunker down   verb

Meaning : Sit on one's heels.

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

Synonyms : crouch, hunker, scrunch, scrunch up, squat

Meaning : Take shelter.

Example : During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut.

Meaning : Hold stubbornly to a position.

Example : The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down.

Hunker down meaning in Bengali (Bangla).