Hunker

n.

1.

Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.

Verb

1.

hunker - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" Synonyms: hunker down, scrunch up, squat, scrunch, crouch

crouch, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, sit, sit down, squat