hunch


Definition: Meaning of, hunch in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hʌn(t)ʃ /

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Singular Plural
hunch hunches
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  1. if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen [↪  suspicion]
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
hunch hunched hunched
Present Participle Third Person Singular
hunching hunches
  1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to bend down and forwards so that your back forms a curve
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  2. hunch your shoulders to raise your shoulders into a rounded shape because you are cold, anxious etc
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hunch used in phrases

  • hunch forward (verb)
    1. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
  • hunch over (verb)
    1. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
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