hunker down (verb)
11hunker — intransitive verb (hunkered; hunkering) Etymology: probably akin to Middle Dutch hucken, huken to squat, Middle Low German hōken to squat, peddle, Old Norse hūka to squat Date: 1720 1. crouch, squat usually used with down 2. to settle in or dig… …
12hunker — hun|ker [ hʌŋkər ] verb ,hunker down phrasal verb intransitive 1. ) to sit close to the ground on your heels with your knees bent up in front of you: SQUAT 2. ) AMERICAN to wait for a difficult situation to end …
13hunker — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body. Also used with down: crouch, huddle, hunch, squat. See HIGH. 2. To sit on one s heels. Also used with down: squat. See POSTURE …
14stand firm — verb 1. refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …
15hold firm — verb refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑stand firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …
16stand fast — verb refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑stand firm, ↑hold firm • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …
17stand pat — verb refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand firm, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …
18scrunch up — verb 1. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in The dress got wrinkled crease the paper like this to make a crane • Syn: ↑wrinkle, ↑ruckle, ↑crease, ↑crinkle, ↑scrunch, ↑c …
19crouch — verb the umpire crouches just enough to get a good view of the strike zone Syn: squat, bend (down), hunker down, scrunch down, hunch over, stoop, kneel (down); duck, cower …
20duck — verb 1) he ducked behind the wall Syn: bob down, bend down, stoop, crouch, squat, hunch down, hunker down 2) informal they cannot duck the issue forever Syn: shirk, dodge, evade …
