HUNKER DOWN

• (verb) hold stubbornly to a position

  "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break 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"

  synonyms : crouch , hunker , scrunch , scrunch up , squat

• (verb) take shelter

  "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"

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