Definition of hunker Hunker
/hʌˈŋkɚ/ - [hungker] - hun•ker
We found 7 definitions of hunker from 6 different sources.
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What does hunker mean?
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| hunker - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" | ||
| squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker down | ||
| sit down, sit take a seat | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hunker (Noun)
A political conservative. - hunker (Verb)
To crouch or squat close to the ground.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hunker (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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hunker
To lower one's body close to the ground by bending one's knees completely.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hunker
hungk′er, v.i. (Scot.) to squat down.—n.pl. Hunk′ers, the hams. [See Hunch.]
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🔤- hunker, verb, present, 1st person singular of hunker (infinitive).
- hunker, verb (infinitive).
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