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hunkers down

hunkers down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hunkers down

What is hunkers down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hunkers down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker down.

Words near hunkers down in the dictionary

  1. hunkering down
  2. hunkerism
  3. hunkerous
  4. hunkerousness
  5. hunkers
  6. hunkers down
  7. hunkey
  8. hunkeys
  9. hunkidory
  10. hunkie
  11. hunkier

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