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Definition: HUNKER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.[Websters].
Verb 1. Sit on one's heels; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm".[Wordnet]
2. Base verb from the following inflections: hunkering, hunkered, hunkers, hunkerer, hunkerers, hunkeringly and hunkeredly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Hunker" is a common misspelling or typo for: bunker, hunkers, chunker.

Date "Hunker" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1720. (references)

Common Expressions: HUNKER

Expressions Definition
Hunker down 1: Hold stubbornly to a position. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  2: Take shelter. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  3: Sit on one's heels. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: HUNKER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Jeffrey Hunker 3     Jeffrey Hunker 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"hunker" is a common misspelling or typo for: bunker, hunkers, chunker.

Synonyms: hunker
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 fogey, frump, crouch, huddle.
Consider also: dodo, fossil, andiron, blackguard, bounder, cad, click, dog, heel, hound, buttock, nate.

Verb

 scrunch.
Consider also: sit, crumple, graze, grind, pucker, stoop.

Other

 squat, fogy, hunkered, fuddy-duddy, as, bend, bow, crease, crinkle, crisp, crump, crunch, ruckle, thud, wrinkle.

Expression

 scrunch up.
Consider also: sit down, take shelter.
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Computed Synonyms: hunker

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   8.0093   hunker     crouch     squat, cower, lower, stoop, cringe   
 2   7.0093   hunker     squat     crouch, cower, stocky, stumpy, squatting   
 3   7.0089   hunker     reactionary     retrograde, reactionist, reactive, conservative, reaction   
 4   5.0093   hunker     stoop     bend, bow, lean, droop, incline   
 5   5.0091   hunker     obscurant     obscurantist, reactionary, retrograde, reactionist, intricate   
 6   5.0090   hunker     conservative     moderate, Tory, discreet, sober, temperate   
 7   4.0090   hunker     retrograde     retrogress, regress, recede, backward, back   
 8   3.0094   hunker     fusty     musty, mouldy, moldy, rancid, stale   
 9   3.0094   hunker     arse     ass, bottom, backside, buttocks, anus   
 10   3.0094   hunker     rump     bottom, buttock, Buttocks, backside, breech   
 11   3.0094   hunker     bend     curve, turn, bent, twist, bow   
 12   3.0093   hunker     breech     bottom, rump, buttock, buttocks, breeching   
 13   3.0092   hunker     obsolete     outdated, out of date, antiquated, stale, old fashioned   
 14   3.0089   hunker     fuddy-duddy     fogy, fogey, fossil, fusty, old fogey   
 15   2.2095   hunker     cower     crouch, beefer, snuggle, nestle, squat   
--------------------     95 synonyms ranked from 16 to 110 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: hunker

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.6694   hunker     hunker down     squat, crouch, crouch down   
 2   2.0192   hunker     hard hat     helmet, safety helmet, safety hat   
 3   2.0088   hunker     old fashioned     outdated, obsolete, out of date   
 4   2.0085   hunker     stick in the mud     the end of the bread, crusty end, crouton   
 5   1.1089   hunker     to disappear     disappear, to vanish, vanish   
 6   1.0192   hunker     to hide     hide, conceal, to conceal   
 7   1.0192   hunker     die hard     obstinate, unyielding, uncompromising   
 8   1.0189   hunker     to be hidden     to hide, to disappear, to conceal oneself   
 9   1.0091   hunker     to squat     squat, to crouch, crouch   
 10   1.0089   hunker     out of date     obsolete, outdated, stale   
 11   1.0089   hunker     sand bottom     bottom, bum, buttocks   
 12   1.0088   hunker     pelvic limb     hind limb, leg, rump   
 13   1.0085   hunker     dyed in the wool     thorough, ingrained, confirmed   
 14   1.0083   hunker     of the old school     old-fashioned, antiquated, old fashioned   
 15   1.0083   hunker     to conceal oneself     to disappear, to hide, to be hidden   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: hunker

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   3.0088   hunker down     squat     crouch, cower   
 2   2.6694   hunker down     hunker     crouch, squat   
 3   2.2293   to hunker     to crouch     crouch, cower   
 4   2.0091   to hunker     squat     crouch, cower   
 5   2.0091   to hunker     crouch     squat, cower   
 6   2.0089   hunker down     crouch     squat, cower   
 7   1.4493   hunker down     squat down     crouch down, curl up   
 8   1.4493   hunker down     drop down     fall down, drop-down   
 9   1.4493   hunker down     crouch down     squatting, crouch   
 10   1.4493   hunker down     bob down     bobbing, duck   
 11   1.2295   to hunker     to cower     cower, to shake   
 12   1.2293   to hunker     to squat     squat, to crouch   
 13   1.2090   hunker down     to lower     turn down, to go in   
 14   1.2090   hunker down     to cower     cower, to shake   
 15   1.2090   hunker down     cower     crouch, beefer   
--------------------     18 expressions ranked from 16 to 33 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: HUNKER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bahasa Indonesia bercangkung (hunker, squat). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski старомоден (antiquated, archaic, dowdy, fossil, fusty), реакционер (obscurant, reactionary, rightist, right-winger, bourbon), демократ (democrat, demo, hunker). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) staromoden (antiquated, archaic, dowdy, fossil, fusty), reaktsioner (obscurant, reactionary, rightist, right-winger, bourbon), demokrat (democrat, demo, hunker). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian dřepnout si (hunker down, crouch, hunker, lump, squat). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese desusado (unusual, hunker, obsolete, uncommon, unfashionable). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian старомоден (antiquated, archaic, dowdy, fossil, fusty), реакционер (obscurant, reactionary, rightist, right-winger, bourbon), демократ (democrat, demo, hunker). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) staromoden (antiquated, archaic, dowdy, fossil, fusty), reaktsioner (obscurant, reactionary, rightist, right-winger, bourbon), demokrat (democrat, demo, hunker). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai นั่งขัดสมาธิ (hunker down). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina dřepnout si (hunker down, crouch, hunker, lump, squat). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 蹲下 (hunker, crouch, hunkers, hunkered), 守旧者 (frump, fogey, fogy, fuddy-duddy, hunker). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech dřepnout si (hunker down, crouch, hunker, lump, squat). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari سرپا ايستادن (hunker), روى پنجه پا ايستادن (hunker), دولاشدن (stoop, hunker, crouch), سرپاایستادن (hunker), روی پنجه پاایستادن (hunker), دولا شدن (crouch, bend, hunker, stoop), دوالشدن (hunker, stoop). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 쭈그리고 앉다 (hunker), 궁둥이 (arse, backside, rump, behind, prat), 보수주의자구식 사람 (hunker), 몸을 구부리다 (crouch, hunker), 쭈그리고 앉는 (hunker), 보수주의자 (rightist, royalist, reactionary, right-wing, conservative). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 쭈그리고 앉다 (hunker), 궁둥이 (arse, backside, rump, behind, prat), 보수주의자구식 사람 (hunker), 몸을 구부리다 (crouch, hunker), 쭈그리고 앉는 (hunker), 보수주의자 (rightist, royalist, reactionary, right-wing, conservative). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew הִשְׁתּוֹפֵף (crouch, hunker, squat), רָבַץ (hunker, squat). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Hmong nyob sab hauv (hunker down). Additional references: Hmong, China, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian fenék (bottom, buttocks, fanny, hams, prat), far (rump, arse, buttocks, bum, tail). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian bercangkung (hunker, squat). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit הִשְׁתּוֹפֵף (crouch, hunker, squat), רָבַץ (hunker, squat). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 隠れる (hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear, to hide), 身を潜める (bury, hunker), かがみ込む (hunker), ハンカー (hunker), しゃがむ (squat, to squat, hunker), うずくまる (crouch, squat, couch, cower, huddle), かがむ (stoop, bend, crouch, couch, cower). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 쭈그리고 앉다 (hunker), 궁둥이 (arse, backside, rump, behind, prat), 보수주의자구식 사람 (hunker), 몸을 구부리다 (crouch, hunker), 쭈그리고 앉는 (hunker), 보수주의자 (rightist, royalist, reactionary, right-wing, conservative). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar fenék (bottom, buttocks, fanny, hams, prat), far (rump, arse, buttocks, bum, tail). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi سرپا ايستادن (hunker), روى پنجه پا ايستادن (hunker), دولاشدن (stoop, hunker, crouch), سرپاایستادن (hunker), روی پنجه پاایستادن (hunker), دولا شدن (crouch, bend, hunker, stoop), دوالشدن (hunker, stoop). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian سرپا ايستادن (hunker), روى پنجه پا ايستادن (hunker), دولاشدن (stoop, hunker, crouch), سرپاایستادن (hunker), روی پنجه پاایستادن (hunker), دولا شدن (crouch, bend, hunker, stoop), دوالشدن (hunker, stoop). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) سرپا ايستادن (hunker), روى پنجه پا ايستادن (hunker), دولاشدن (stoop, hunker, crouch), سرپاایستادن (hunker), روی پنجه پاایستادن (hunker), دولا شدن (crouch, bend, hunker, stoop), دوالشدن (hunker, stoop). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese pedaço grande (hunker), desusado (unusual, hunker, obsolete, uncommon, unfashionable). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian старомодный (fogey, hunker, antiquated, fogy, frumpish), ретроград (hunker, retrograde). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) staromodnyy (fogey, hunker, antiquated, fogy, frumpish), retrograd (hunker, retrograde). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki старомодный (fogey, hunker, antiquated, fogy, frumpish), ретроград (hunker, retrograde). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) staromodnyy (fogey, hunker, antiquated, fogy, frumpish), retrograd (hunker, retrograde). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) nazadnjak (obscurant, reactionary, conservative, hunker, reactionist), nazadnjački (hunker, musty, obscurant, reactionary), nazadan (backward, reactionary, regressive, backwards, behindhand), konzervativan (conservative, hunker, old-line), konzervativac (diehard, blue, conservative, die hard, hunker). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese นั่งขัดสมาธิ (hunker down). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish cadera (hip, haunch, coxa, huckle, hunker), agachar (lower, duck, bend, bend down, bend over). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai นั่งขัดสมาธิ (hunker down). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai นั่งขัดสมาธิ (hunker down). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang นั่งขัดสมาธิ (hunker down). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish tutucu (conservative, stuffy, fuddy-duddy, strait laced, binding), gerici (reactionary, reactionaries, retrograde, unprogressive, blimp). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian сідниця (breech, hunker), сидіти навпочіпки (hunker, hunker down, squat), ретроград (hunker, retrograde, slowcoach), мракобіс (obscurant, obscurantist, hunker). Additional references: Ukrainian, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) sіdnitsya (breech, hunker), sidіti navpochіpki (hunker, hunker down, squat), retrograd (hunker, retrograde, slowcoach), mrakobіs (obscurant, obscurantist, hunker). Additional references: Ukrainian, hunker. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: HUNKER

Language Translations for “hunker” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Hathagunkathager (Hunker). Additional references: Athag, hunker. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Hagunkager (Hunker). Additional references: Double Dutch, hunker. (volunteer)
Leet |-|(_)]\[|<3|z (Hunker). Additional references: Leet, hunker. (volunteer)
Oppish Hopunkoper (Hunker). Additional references: Oppish, hunker. (volunteer)
Pig Latin unkerhay (hunker). Additional references: Pig Latin, hunker. (volunteer)
Terran B nezadava (hunker). Additional references: Terran B, hunker. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Hubunkuber (Hunker). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, hunker. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: HUNKER

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Old Norse 100 - 1500 huka (hunker, to crouch). Additional references: Old Norse, hunker. (volunteer)
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