English-Thai Dictionary
hunker
N ก้น หรือ ตะโพก
hunker down
PHRV นั่งขัดสมาธิ นั่ง พับ ขา nang-kad-sa-mad
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HUNKER
HUNKER Hun "ker, n.
Defn: 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. [Political Cant, U.S.]
HUNKERISM
HUNKERISM Hun "ker *ism, n.
Defn: Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [Political Cant, U.S.]
HUNKERS
HUNKERS Hun "kers, n. pl. [See Hunker. ]
Defn: In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position. [Scot. & Local, U. S.]
Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge. Kipling.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hunker
hunk er |ˈhəNGkər ˈhəŋkər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 squat or crouch down low: he hunkered down beside her. • hunch; bend: burly workers hunkered over the menu of the day. • take shelter in a defensive position: the best way to deal with your father is to hunker down and let it blow over. 2 (hunker down ) apply oneself seriously to a task: students hunkered down to prepare for the examinations. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: probably related to Dutch huiken and German hocken .
hunkers
hun kers |ˈhəNGkərz ˈhəŋkərz | ▶plural noun informal haunches: sitting on his hunkers. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (originally Scots ): from hunker .
Oxford Dictionary
hunker
hun ¦ker |ˈhʌŋkə | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] squat or crouch down low: he hunkered down beside her. • bend the top of one's body forward; hunch. 2 (hunker down ) apply oneself seriously to a task: students hunkered down to prepare for the examinations. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: probably related to Dutch huiken and German hocken .
hunkers
hun |kers |ˈhʌŋkəz | ▶plural noun informal haunches: he was sitting on his hunkers. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (originally Scots ): from hunker .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hunker
hun ker /hʌ́ŋkə r /動詞 自動詞 1 しゃがむ, うずくまる ; ひざを抱えて腰を下ろす (down ).2 腰を据えてかかる (down ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary