v.
Pronunciation: ' h ə ŋ -k ə r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: hun · kered ; hun · ker · ing \ -k( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: probably akin to Middle Dutch hucken, huken to squat, Middle Low German h ō ken to squat, peddle, Old Norse h ū ka to squat
Date: 1720
1 : CROUCH , SQUAT ― usually used with down
2 : to settle in or dig in for a sustained period ― used with down < hunker down for a good longitude wait ― New Yorker >