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hunch

[huhnch]

verb (used with object)

  1. to thrust out or up in a hump; arch.

    to hunch one's back.

  2. to shove, push, or jostle.



verb (used without object)

  1. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.

  2. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.

noun

  1. a premonition or suspicion; guess.

    I have a hunch he'll run for reelection.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. a hump.

  3. a push or shove.

  4. a lump or thick piece.

hunch

/ ʌԳʃ /

noun

  1. an intuitive guess or feeling

  2. another word for hump

  3. a lump or large piece

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bend or draw (oneself or a part of the body) up or together

  2. to sit in a hunched position

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hunch1

1590–1600; 1900–05 hunch for def. 5; apparently variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick < ?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hunch1

C16: of unknown origin
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Several young men crept through the crowd, hunched over and hiding something in their hands.

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He hunched over a keyboard, sang a bit of “I Want to Take You Higher” in a distracted manner, seemed to miss a few cues and walked off before the song was over.

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The police work always clearly based on quite vague intelligence - or just an investigator's hunch.

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Williams went with a hunch rather than crunching any data, but still matched that pretty impressive feat.

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I worked there as a student and at least once a week, usually Friday nights when the end of a shift felt slightly celebratory, I’d order one to eat hunched over the pass.

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