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  1. squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker downverb

    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:
    crump, scrunch up, crisp, bow, crease, stoop, hunker, crinkle, bend, scrunch, thud, ruckle, squat, crouch, wrinkle

  2. hunker downverb

    take shelter

    "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"

    Synonyms:
    scrunch, crouch, hunker, scrunch up, squat

  3. hunker downverb

    hold stubbornly to a position

    "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"

    Synonyms:
    scrunch, crouch, hunker, scrunch up, squat

How to use hunker down in a sentence?

  1. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser:

    It has life-and-death implications, and (people) should treat it that way, people should hunker down, shelter in place and stay off the roads.

  2. Anthony Fauci:

    We are hoping that by the end of the month we can look around and say, OK, is there any element here that we can safely and cautiously start pulling back on ? If so, do it. If not, then just continue to hunker down.

  3. Jeff Butler:

    Freezing in place is the worst thing you can do. Seconds would matter, the first thing is running. Don't hunker down in place, if there is a viable exit nearby that gets you completely out of the scenario.

  4. Deborah Birx:

    The president wanted everyone to know where this virus is so that people would be aware if they were gonna travel to that area, that that area had a very significant amount of COVID-19 or the coronavirus, and so its really to make Americans aware about traveling to New York, but also make it clear to the people who are in that area to protect them selves following the guidelines, to really stay home and really hunker down, stay at home and really follow the washing of your hands and not touching your face.

  5. Shawn Kravetz:

    There's no question that life is about cash flow. Even if you are highly confident that you will eventually get paid, people will pull in their horns and hunker down.

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