hunch.
A hump; a protuberance.
Meaning & usage
A hump; a protuberance.
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
The old man walked with a hunch.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
I've learned to trust my hunches.
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
a hunch of bread
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Where this word comes from
Assibilated variant of hunk, of uncertain origin. Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.
To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).
They stood outside the door hunching themselves against the rain and puffing on their cigarettes.
He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground.
To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.
Where this word comes from
Assibilated variant of hunk, of uncertain origin. Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.
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