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Hunker Down (Verb)

Take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.