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- Dictionaryhunch/hən(t)SH/
verb
- 1. raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward: "he thrust his hands in his pockets, hunching his shoulders" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts: "she was acting on a hunch" Similar
- 2. a humped position or thing: "the hunch of his back" Similar
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n. 1. an intuitive guess or feeling. 2. another word for hump. 3. a lump or large piece. vb. 4. to bend or draw (oneself or a part of the body) up or together. 5. (usually foll by: up) to sit in a hunched position.
HUNCH definition: 1. an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof: 2. to lean forward with your…. Learn more.
1. countable noun. If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [informal] I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together. Then Mr. Kamenar, acting on a hunch, ran a computer check at the Federal Election Commission.
HUNCH meaning: 1. an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof: 2. to lean forward with your…. Learn more.
The meaning of HUNCH is to push or put (someone or something) in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust, shove. How to use hunch in a sentence.
When you pose for pictures with short friends, you hunch over so you don't tower above them — you scrunch up your shoulders, bend your knees, and try to look smaller. You can also have a hunch, which has nothing to do with scrunching.
Hunch definition: to thrust out or up in a hump; arch. See examples of HUNCH used in a sentence.
Hunch Definition. A hump. A guess or feeling not based on known facts; premonition or suspicion. A chunk; lump; hunk. A push or shove. A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. To draw (one's body, etc.) up so as to form a hump; arch into a hump. To move forward jerkily; push; shove.
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Definition of hunch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
