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hunker down

verb
- sit on one''s heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
Synonyms: crouch, hunker, scrunch, scrunch up, squat - take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
- hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband''s resistance began to break down"
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