hunch

[US]/hʌntʃ/
[UK]/hʌntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a feeling or guess based on intuition; a large piece; a large lump
vt. to raise or contract (the shoulders), to have a feeling, to bend forward or hunch over
vi. to bulge out; to move forward

Phrases & Collocations

a hunch

Example Sentences

a hunch of bread.

the hunch of his back.

had a hunch that he would lose.

The cat hunched in a corner.

she was acting on a hunch .

hunch one's chair close to the TV

A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.

they squatted, hunched in their habitual dolour.

I hunched my shoulders against the wind.

I hunched up as small as I could.

a hunched figure tottering down the path.

The dancers alternately arched and hunched their backs.

I have a hunch that he didn’t really want to go.

He sat with his shoulders hunched up.

he thrust his hands in his pockets, hunching his shoulders.

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