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   hunch

   /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 archcurvehumpbendbowcurlcrookcrouchhuddle upcurl uphunker downbendstoopsquatinformal:scoochOpposite straightenstretch out
   • ▪ bend one's body into a huddled position: "I hunched up as small as I could"
   • ▪ shove or push; nudge: "she hunched me and winked"

   noun

   • 1. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts: "she was acting on a hunch" Similar feelingguesssuspicionsneaking suspicionimpressioninklingideanotionfancypresentimentpremonitionintuitioninformal:gut feelingfeeling in one's bonesfunny feelingsixth sense
   • 2. a humped position or thing: "the hunch of his back" Similar protuberancehumplumpbumpknobprotrusionprominenceprojectionbulgeswellingnodulenodemassgrowthoutgrowthexcrescencerare:tumescencetumefactionintumescence
   • 3. a thick piece; a hunk: dialect "a hunch of bread"

   Word Origin late 15th century: of unknown origin. The original meaning was ‘push, shove’ (noun and verb), a sense retained now in Scots as a noun, and in US dialect as a verb. Sense 1 of the noun derives probably from a US sense of the verb ‘nudge someone in order to draw attention to something’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hunchHunch Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.

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   Hunch definition: to thrust out or up in a hump; arch. See examples of HUNCH used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hunchHunch - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hunchHunch - definition of hunch by The Free Dictionary

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUNCH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.