hunkers

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Definition of hunkers in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of hunkers in English English dictionary

plural form of hunker

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker

The haunches

third-person singular of hunker

In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position

{i} haunches, buttocks, backside, rump

Related Terms

Hunkers and Barnburners

Two factions of the New York state Democratic Party in the 19th century. The party split over slavery in the 1840s. The conservative Hunkers (so called by their opponents as those who "hunkered" or "hankered" after political office), led by William Marcy, favoured the annexation of Texas and denounced antislavery agitation. The radical and reformist Barnburners (so called by their opponents as those who burned the barn to get rid of the rats), led by Martin Van Buren, opposed slavery's extension into new territories. At the 1848 Democratic national convention, the Barnburners joined the Free Soil Party, nominating Van Buren for president. In the 1850s some Barnburners returned to the Democratic Party while others joined the new Republican Party

hunker

To crouch or squat close to the ground

hunker

A political conservative

hunker

{f} squat down on one's heels

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"

hunker

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

hunker

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

+ hunker down hunker down

hunker

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

Hyphenation

hunk·ers

Etymology

[ 'h&[ng]-k&r ] (intransitive verb.) 1720. perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse huka to squat; akin to Middle Low German hOken to squat, peddle; more at HAWKER.