sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" Synonym(s):squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down
take shelter; "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
hold stubbornly to a position; "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"