hunker
huhng ker
- v sit on one's heels
The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm
- To last year's campus craze for stuffing people into telephone booths, the University of Arkansas last week added a saner fad: "hunkerin.
- That reduction in funding has set off a scramble to freeze hiring, cut hours and hunker down until the economy improves.
- Backed by deep pockets, Mickey D outlets have been able to spring for thousands of espresso machines, even as other chains hunker down with their old-fashioned coffeepots.