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HUNCH
hunch
(noun) the act of bending yourself into a humped position
intuition, hunch, suspicion
(noun) an impression that something might be the case; “he had an intuition that something had gone wrong”
hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
(verb) round one’s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hunch (plural hunches)
A hump; a protuberance.
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Synonyms
• (guess): hint, clue, inkling
Verb
hunch (third-person singular simple present hunchs, present participle hunching, simple past and past participle hunched)
(intransitive) To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Synonyms: slouch, stoop, lean
(transitive) To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
(intransitive) To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
Synonym: slouch
(transitive) To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
(transitive) To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
Synonyms: elbow, nudge
(intransitive, colloquial) To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.
Anagrams
• Chhun
Source: Wiktionary
Hunch, n. Etym: [Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch, hunk.]
1. A hump; a protuberance.
2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.
3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Hunch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching.]
1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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