hunker
/ˈhʌŋkə(r)/verb
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उकड़ूँ बैठना
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hunker down
to sit on your heels with your knees bent; to prepare yourself to stay in a place or position for a long time, especially to deal with something difficult
उकड़ूँ बैठना; (कठिन समय के लिए) डटकर तैयार हो जाना, जम जाना
- Residents hunkered down as the cyclone approached the coast.
- Radhika hunkered down with her books for the last month before the exam.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: hunker down is common in news reports about storms, sieges and long struggles, where it means to stay put and prepare to face difficulty.
Usage में hunker down तूफ़ान, घेराबंदी और लंबे संघर्ष की ख़बरों में आम है, जहाँ इसका अर्थ है एक जगह टिककर कठिनाई का सामना करने के लिए तैयार रहना।