hunker down

Verb
  1. Sit on one's heels (synset 201548096)
    "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
    is a type of: sit, sit down - be seated
    same as: crouch, hunker, scrunch, scrunch up, squat
  2. Take shelter (synset 202150807)
    "During the sandstorm, they hunkered down in a small hut"
    is a type of: hide, hide out - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
  3. Hold stubbornly to a position (synset 200820996)
    "The wife hunkered down and the husband's resistance began to break down"
    is a type of: hold firm, stand fast, stand firm, stand pat - refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

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