Ampersand Lab

phrasal verb

Hunker down

Letter HInseparable

Hunker down

Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there

Meanings

  • Settle in a place as comfortably as possible to stay there (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The troops HUNKERED DOWN in the building.

Related

hunker + …Same base verb… + downSame particle

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