[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
[verb] take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
[verb] hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
