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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. sit on one's heels;
- Example: "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"
- Example: "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
[syn: squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hunker \Hun"ker\, 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. [Political Cant,
   U.S.]
   [1913 Webster]


U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Hunker, PA (borough, FIPS 36288)
  Location: 40.20403 N, 79.61530 W
  Population (1990): 328 (133 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 15639