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bunker down

bunker down is the alternative form of hunker down.

Meaning of hunker down

Verb

hunker down (third-person singular simple present hunkers down, present participle hunkering down, simple past and past participle hunkered down)

  1. (idiomatic) To take shelter; to prepare oneself for some eventuality; to focus on a task.
    • That test is worth half your grade, so you'd better hunker down and start studying.
  2. (idiomatic) To stubbornly hold to a position.

Questions about bunker down

What is bunker down the alternative form of?
Bunker down is the alternative form of hunker down.

Words near bunker down in the dictionary

  1. bunker
  2. bunker barge
  3. bunker barges
  4. bunker buster
  5. bunker busters
  6. bunker down
  7. bunker fuel
  8. bunker fuels
  9. Bunker Hill
  10. bunker oil
  11. bunker oils

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