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hunker - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hunker' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hunker [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'hunker' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hunker [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sit on one's heels
Example in sentence:
  • In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting;
  • The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

Nearby Words:

hun hunch hunchback hunchbacked hunched hunching hundred hundreder hundredfold hundredth

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