hunch

//hʌntʃ//
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Noun

hunchSingular
hunchesPlural
1

A feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

I had a hunch that something was wrong.

2

A rounded, raised mass or lump, especially on the back.

The camel has a large hunch on its back.

Verb

hunchInfinitive
hunchPresent tense
hunchedPast tense
hunchedPast participle
hunchingPresent participle
hunchesThird-person singular
1

To raise one's shoulders and bend the top of one's body forward.

She hunched over her desk, trying to focus on her work.

2

To push or thrust something forward or outward.

He hunched his shoulders forward against the cold wind.

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