HUNKER

squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

hunker (third-person singular simple present hunkers, present participle hunkering, simple past and past participle hunkered)

(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down

(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task

Synonyms

• (crouch, squat or lie): crouch, squat, lie

Etymology 2

Noun

hunker (plural hunkers)

(dated) A political conservative.

Anagrams

• Ruhnke

Source: Wiktionary


Hun"ker, n.

Definition: Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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