Definitions for Hunker

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Hunker hun·ker

Spelling: [huhng-ker]

IPA: /ˈhʌŋ kər/

Hunker is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in Hunker (ehknru).

Definitions for Hunker

noun

1. hunkers, one's haunches.
2. a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.

Idioms

1. on one's hunkers, British Informal. squatting on one's heels. suffering a period of poverty, bad luck, or the like.

verb (used without object)

1. to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
2. Informal. to hunch: to hide, hide out, or take shelter (usually followed by down): to hold resolutely or stubbornly to a policy, opinion, etc., when confronted by criticism, opposition, or unfavorable circumstances (usually followed by down):
3. Slang. to lumber along; walk or move slowly or aimlessly.

Origin of Hunker

1710-20; apparently hunk (perhaps nasalized variant of huck haunch; akin to Old Norse hūka to crouch) + -er⁶

Examples for Hunker

They had struck it rich on a property they had bought on hunker.

When life gets traumatic do you prefer to hunker down and grieve in private, or open up to others?

“hunker down” was also the advice given—though much more avuncularly—by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Ignoring warnings to hunker down, determined New Yorkers go about their business—and hit the bars.

There was a political meeting (hunker) at the capitol, but I pass'd it by.

"I was going over to hunker Creek myself," concluded Wodley.

“The news is slanting in different directions,” Tom complains as he and Vickie hunker down in a bar.

But I had to hunker down and do my job, live shot after live shot.

The silver-gray whig shakes hands with the hunker democrat; the former only differing from the latter in name.

hunker reported that they had discovered no trace of the missing man.