The Clue
Dug in, with "down" (8 letter answer)
The Answer
HUNKERED
Tags
Notes
The answer HUNKERED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Refused to yield, with "down"
Definition
HUNKER as a verb:
1. (squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down) = sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm"
HUNKERED as an adjective:
1. (crouched, crouching, huddled, hunkered, hunkered down) = squatting close to the ground; "poorly clothed men huddled low against the wind"; "he stayed in the ditch hunkered down"