hunker

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Definition von hunker im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch
To crouch or squat close to the ground
A political conservative
{f} squat down on one's heels
sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. Betty hunkered down on the floor He ended up hunkering down beside her. = squat
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
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If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make them noticed or put them in danger. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. = lie low
hunker down
To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task
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To stubbornly hold to a position
hunker down
{f} squat down on one's heels
hunker down
hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
hunker down
take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
hunker down
take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut
hunker down
sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
hunkers
plural form of hunker
hunkers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker
hunkers
The haunches
hunkered
squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
hunkered
past of hunker
hunkers
third-person singular of hunker
hunkers
In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position
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{i} haunches, buttocks, backside, rump
hunker

    Silbentrennung

    hun·ker

    Türkische aussprache

    hʌngkır

    Synonyme

    crouch, squat

    Aussprache

    /ˈhəɴɢkər/ /ˈhʌŋkɜr/

    Etymologie

    [ 'h&[ng]-k&r ] (intransitive verb.) 1720. Originally Scottish. Origin unknown, but probably of Germanic origin, perhaps *hunk- or *huk-. Probable cognates include Old Norse húka, Dutch huiken, and German hocken.

    Gemeinsame Collocations

    hunker down
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