English Explanatory Dictionary

hunker down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.
  2. To stubbornly hold to a position.

Pronunciation

en-au-hunker down.ogg

Word forms

hunker down hunkers down hunkering down hunkered down

Related words

buckle down bunker down knuckle down
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