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1. : crouch, squat usually used with down. 2. : to settle in or dig in for a sustained period used with down. hunker down for a good long wait New Yorker. Synonyms. couch. crouch. huddle. hunch. scrunch. squat. squinch. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hunker in a Sentence.
1. To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down: hunkered down to avoid the icy wind. 2. To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down: hunkered down in the cabin during the blizzard. 3. To hold stubbornly to a position.
To hunker is to crouch: to bend your body into a low, small shape. When you're playing hide and seek, you may decide to hunker in the back of a closet until you're found. You hunker physically when you're hiding or making space for other people or squatting to talk to a small child.
To hunker down is also to be prepared to stay in a particular place or situation for as long as necessary, esp. for protection or to achieve something: We hunkered down in the cellar while the storm raged outside. Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the health-care issue.
to settle in to the safety of one’s home or other designated shelter for a potentially prolonged time, as would be necessitated by a natural disaster or an outbreak of a contagious disease: Many local residents hunkered in the basement of the fire station.
Definition of hunker verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to hold resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances (usually fol. by down):Though all the evidence was against him, he hunkered down and refused to admit his guilt. Slang Termsto lumber along; walk or move slowly or aimlessly. n. hunkers, one's haunches.
1. (often fol. by down) to squat on one's heels. 2. informal. a. to hunch. The driver hunkered over the steering wheel. b. (usually fol. by down) to hide, hide out, or take shelter.
HUNKER meaning: 1 : to lower your body to the ground by bending your legs; 2 : to stay in a place for a period of time.
Hunker Definition. To settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch. To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down: Hunkered down in the cabin during the blizzard. To hold stubbornly to a position. Usually used with down: Haunches. (dated) A political conservative.
