0 to sit down on your heels:
We hunkered down around the campfire, toasting marshmallows.
The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth.
1 to sit with your knees bent in front of you so that your buttocks are almost resting on your heels:
We hunkered down near the campfire.
We hunkered down in the cellar while the storm raged outside.
Members of Congress were hunkered down for weeks of debate on the health-care issue.
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European
May 10, 2021
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hunker down