hunker down, v.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
sit on one's heels
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
crouch hunker hunker down scrunch scrunch up squat
sample sentences
"In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting""The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
verb frames
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The children %s in the rocking chair
There %s some children in the rocking chair
verb frames
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The children %s in the rocking chair
There %s some children in the rocking chair
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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The children %s in the rocking chair
There %s some children in the rocking chair
verb frames
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Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
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Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
hold stubbornly to a position
<verb.communication>
hunker down
sample sentences
"The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
take shelter
<verb.perception>
hunker down
sample sentences
"During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym