Local English word record

hunker

verb · 1 sense

sit on one's heels

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Examples

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

Word relationships

Synonyms

squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker down

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