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hunker down

verb

Definitions

  1. To take shelter

    To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.

    • That test is worth half your grade, so you'd better hunker down and start studying.
    • Imagine that you are in a storm; you would not shake your fists at the clouds and the rain and yell, “Stop it, stop it NOW! This is unacceptable.” You would hunker down for safety and wait until it passes.
    • If you are on a higher level and can't get to a lower apartment, hunker down in the breezeway of the apartment building

  2. To stubbornly hold to a position.

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