Answer: hunker

AnswerCrossword Clue
HUNKERConservative
HUNKERSquat
HUNKERSquat (down)
HUNKER... down (crouch)
HUNKERSit on one's heels
HUNKER.. down (crouch)
hunkersquatting on one's heels
hunkerto squat (to sit on one's heels)
hunkersuffering a period of poverty, bad luck, or the like
hunkerto squat on one's heels