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   hunch

   /hʌn(t)ʃ/

   verb

   • 1. raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward: "Eliot hunched his shoulders against a gust of snow" Similar archcurvehumpbendbowcurlcrookcrouchhuddle upcurl uphunker downbendstoopsquatinformal:scoochOpposite straightenstretch out
   • ▪ sit or stand with one's shoulders raised and the top of one's body bent forward: "he hunched over his glass"

   noun

   • 1. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than fact: "I have a hunch that someone is telling lies" 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of hunch as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and related words. Hunch can refer to an intuitive idea or a bent posture.

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     HUNCH meaning: 1. an idea that is based on feeling and for...

   • Znaczenie Hunch, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     HUNCH definicja: 1. an idea that is based on feeling and for...

   • Hunch Spanish Translation

     HUNCH translate: presentimiento, encorvar, encorvarse,...

   • Hunch: Russian Translation

     HUNCH translate: предчувствие, чутье , горбиться, сутулиться...

   • Hunch: Danish Translation

     hunch - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

   • Hunch in Traditional Chinese

     HUNCH translate: 直覺;預感, 弓（背），彎腰. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Translate English to Malay

     hunch translate: gerak hati. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Norwegian Translation

     hunch - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

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   Learn the meaning of hunch as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Hunch can mean to push roughly, to bend or curl, or to have a strong intuition.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUNCH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

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   Hunch can mean an intuitive feeling or a premonition, a hump or a lump, or a bent posture. Learn how to use hunch in different contexts and see synonyms, translations and related words.

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

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   When you have a hunch about something, you think it might be true. Your dog bolts over the fence, and you have a hunch he's heading for the neighbor who feeds him pâté. Hunch is an odd word of unknown origin, which seems to have originally meant "to push or shove" — to nudge.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhunch verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb hunch, which means to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back. See pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms of hunch.