Synonyms of the word hunker


HUNKERCROUCH - SCRUNCH - SIT - SQUAT

hunker

  • v. (intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground.
  • n. (dated) A political conservative.

crouch

  • n. (obsolete) A cross.
  • v. (obsolete) To sign with the cross; bless.
  • v. (intransitive) To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with legs bent, as an animal when…
  • v. (intransitive) To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
  • v. (intransitive) To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.
  • n. A bent or stooped position.
  • n. A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it…

scrunch

  • v. To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
  • n. A crunching noise.

sit

  • v. (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the…
  • v. (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
  • v. (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
  • v. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
  • v. (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
  • v. (law, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
  • v. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
  • v. To be adjusted; to fit.
  • v. (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
  • v. (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
  • v. (intransitive) shortened form of babysit.
  • v. (transitive, US) To babysit.
  • v. (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, Britain) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
  • v. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
  • v. To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture…
  • v. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
  • n. (rare, Buddhism) an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.

squat

  • adj. Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
  • adj. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
  • n. A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
  • n. (weightlifting) A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then…
  • n. A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
  • n. A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
  • n. (slang) Something of no value; nothing.
  • n. (obsolete) A sudden or crushing fall.
  • n. (mining) A small vein of ore.
  • n. A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
  • v. To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
  • v. (weightlifting) To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across…
  • v. To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
  • v. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or…
  • v. (dated) To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.
  • n. The angel shark (genus Squatina).

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