Main entry: hunker down
Definition: hold stubbornly to a position
Usage: The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down
Main entry: crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, squat, hunker, hunker down
Definition: sit on one's heels
Usage: In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting; The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
Main entry: hunker down
Definition: take shelter
Usage: During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut