To sit on one's heels

• hunker

  1. To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down:
  2. To settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch

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  1. To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down:
  2. To settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch

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To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body

• crouch

  1. To stoop or bend low with the limbs drawn close to the body, as an animal ready to spring or cowering in fear
  2. To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
  3. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent:

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  1. To stoop or bend low with the limbs drawn close to the body, as an animal ready to spring or cowering in fear
  2. To bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility.
  3. To press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent:

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• huddle

  1. To draw the limbs close to the body, as from cold
  2. To do, put, or make hastily and carelessly
  3. To push or thrust in a hurried or disordered manner

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  1. To draw the limbs close to the body, as from cold
  2. To do, put, or make hastily and carelessly
  3. To push or thrust in a hurried or disordered manner

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• hunch

  1. To sit or stand with the back arched
  2. To move forward jerkily; push; shove
  3. To push or shove.

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  1. To sit or stand with the back arched
  2. To move forward jerkily; push; shove
  3. To push or shove.

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• hunker

  1. To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down:
  2. To settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch

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  1. To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down:
  2. To settle down on one's haunches; squat or crouch

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Short, heavy, and solidly built

• blocky

  1. Resembling a block in shape.
  2. Of or like a block; stocky; chunky
  3. Having contrasting blocks or patches

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  1. Resembling a block in shape.
  2. Of or like a block; stocky; chunky
  3. Having contrasting blocks or patches

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• chunky

  1. Heavy or bulky; blocky:
  2. Short and thick; stocky.
  3. Containing small thick pieces:

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  1. Heavy or bulky; blocky:
  2. Short and thick; stocky.
  3. Containing small thick pieces:

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• compact

  1. Occupying little space compared with others of its type:
  2. Designating or of a relatively small, light, economical model of automobile
  3. Marked by or having a short solid physique:

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  1. Occupying little space compared with others of its type:
  2. Designating or of a relatively small, light, economical model of automobile
  3. Marked by or having a short solid physique:

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• dumpy

  1. Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable:
  2. (Informal) Ugly, run-down, etc.
  3. Short and thick; squat; stumpy

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  1. Resembling a dump, as in shabbiness; disreputable:
  2. (Informal) Ugly, run-down, etc.
  3. Short and thick; squat; stumpy

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• heavyset

  1. Having a stout or compact build.

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  1. Having a stout or compact build.

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• stocky

  1. Heavily built; sturdy; short and thickset
  2. (Of a person or an animal) sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
  3. Having a strong, often thick, stem

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  1. Heavily built; sturdy; short and thickset
  2. (Of a person or an animal) sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact
  3. Having a strong, often thick, stem

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• stodgy

  1. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace.
  2. Heavy and unpalatable
  3. (Of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.

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  1. Dull, unimaginative, and commonplace.
  2. Heavy and unpalatable
  3. (Of food) having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.

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• stubby

  1. Short and heavy or dense
  2. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness:
  3. Covered with stubs or stubble

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  1. Short and heavy or dense
  2. Having the nature of or suggesting a stub, as in shortness, broadness, or thickness:
  3. Covered with stubs or stubble

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• stumpy

  1. Like or resembling a stump, short and cut off.
  2. Covered with stumps

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  1. Like or resembling a stump, short and cut off.
  2. Covered with stumps

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• thick

  1. Impenetrable by the eyes:
  2. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency:
  3. Very noticeable; pronounced:

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  1. Impenetrable by the eyes:
  2. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency:
  3. Very noticeable; pronounced:

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• thickset

  1. Having a short, heavy build; stout
  2. Closely planted.
  3. Thick in body; stocky

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  1. Having a short, heavy build; stout
  2. Closely planted.
  3. Thick in body; stocky

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