HUNCHED

hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crooked

(adjective) having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; “a little oldish misshapen stooping woman”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

hunched

simple past tense and past participle of hunch

Source: Wiktionary


HUNCH

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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1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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