- hunch over
- verbround one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch forward• Hypernyms: ↑change posture• Verb Frames:-
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hunch — hunch1 [hʌntʃ] n if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen →↑suspicion have a hunch (that) ▪ I had a hunch that something like this would happen. sb s hunch ▪ My hunch is that she s his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunch forward — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch over • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑hunch ( … Useful english dictionary
hunch — 1. noun a) A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. b) A theory, idea, or guess … Wiktionary
Over Logging — South Park episode Stan s family packing the car to go to California … Wikipedia
hunch — 1 noun (C) a feeling that something is true or that something is happening, even though you have very little information about it: “How did you know that Campbell was a murderer?” “Oh, it was just a hunch.” | have a hunch (that): I had a hunch… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hunch (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Hunch (Yokan) Type = Album Artist = Miyuki Nakajima Released = March 5, 1983 Recorded = Epicurus Studios Genre = Folk rock / pop Length = 43:54 Label = Canyon/AARD VARK Producer = Miyuki Nakajima Last album = Kansuigyo… … Wikipedia
hunch — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] hunches, hunching, hunched 1) N COUNT 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… … English dictionary
hunch — I UK [hʌntʃ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms hunch : singular hunch plural hunches a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it II UK [hʌntʃ] / US verb… … English dictionary
hunch — hunch1 [ hʌntʃ ] noun count usually singular a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it hunch hunch 2 [ hʌntʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive often passive to sit or stand with your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hunch — I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1581 transitive verb 1. jostle, shove 2. to thrust or bend over into a humped or crooked position intransitive verb 1. to thrust oneself forward 2. a. to as … New Collegiate Dictionary
