bunker
noun
a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box.
have bunkered
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present perfectof bunker.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Despite record cash levels, companies have bunkered down, presumably traumatized by the financial crisis and reluctant to deploy their cash for activities like hiring.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2010
Thai troops have bunkered down inside the Cambodian pagoda and the surrounding jungle.
From Time Magazine Archive
