| VERB | contact | hunker down, squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker | sit on one's heels |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | hunker down | take shelter / shelter | |
| communication | hunker down | hold stubbornly to a position |
| Meaning | Sit on one's heels. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker | |
| Broader | sit, sit down | Be seated |
| Spanish | acuclillarse, acurrucarse, agacharse, agachar, ponerse de cuclillas | |
| Catalan | aclofar-se, acotxar-se, ajupir-se, arraulir-se, arrupir-se, posar-se a la gatzoneta | |
| Meaning | Take shelter / shelter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | hide, hide out | Be or go into hiding |
| Spanish | buscar refugio, refugiarse | |
| Meaning | hold stubbornly to a position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast | refuse / refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
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