hunker

English - Turkish

Definition of hunker in English Turkish dictionary
hunker down: çömelmek
hunker down: çömel
hunkers: popo

English - English

Definition of hunker in English English dictionary: To crouch or squat close to the ground; A political conservative; {f} squat down on one's heels; sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"; If you hunker down, you bend your knees so that you are in a low position, balancing on your feet. Betty hunkered down on the floor He ended up hunkering down beside her. = squat; 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; + hunker down hunker down; If you say that someone hunkers down, you mean that they are trying to avoid doing things that will make them noticed or put them in danger. Their strategy for the moment is to hunker down and let the fuss die down. = lie low
hunker down: To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task
hunker down: To stubbornly hold to a position
hunker down: {f} squat down on one's heels
hunker down: hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
hunker down: take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
hunker down: take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut
hunker down: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
hunkers: plural form of hunker
hunkers: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker
hunkers: The haunches
hunkered: squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"
hunkered: past of hunker
hunkers: third-person singular of hunker
hunkers: In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position
hunkers: {i} haunches, buttocks, backside, rump

hunker

Hyphenation

hun·ker

Turkish pronunciation

hʌngkır

Synonyms

crouch, squat

Pronunciation

/ˈhəɴɢkər/ /ˈhʌŋkɜr/

Etymology

[ 'h&[ng]-k&r ] (intransitive verb.) 1720. Originally Scottish. Origin unknown, but probably of Germanic origin, perhaps *hunk- or *huk-. Probable cognates include Old Norse húka, Dutch huiken, and German hocken.