down [phrasal verb] [I] -ier, -iest US - to sit down on your heelsWe hunkered down round the campfire, toasting marshmallows.(figurative) The press have hunkered down for the night outside the palace, waiting for news of the royal birth.
HUNKER
Meaning of HUNKER in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012