HUNKER DOWN

Definition:

1. [verb] sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
   Synonyms: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker
   
   
2. [verb] take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
   
   
3. [verb] hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
   
   

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