sit vs hunker

sit and hunker both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sit	No	No	Yes	No
hunker	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hunker is a hyponym of sit; that is, hunker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sit:

sit: be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
hunker: sit on one's heels

Other hyponyms of sit include lounge, sprawl, perch, rest, roost, crouch, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat.

sit (verb)	hunker (verb)
serve in a specific professional capacity	sit on one's heels
be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
show to a seat; assign a seat for
take a seat
be in session
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
work or act as a baby-sitter
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
be located or situated somewhere