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English verb: hunker

1. hunker (contact) sit on one's heels


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


Synonymscrouch, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)sit, sit down









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