hunker down (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def hold stubbornly to a position
examples The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
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Hypernym stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast
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Hyponym stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast

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