hunch

n.

1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition: had a hunch that he would lose.
2. A hump.
3. A lump or chunk: “She . . . cut herself another hunch of bread” (Virginia Woolf).
4. A push or shove.

v., hunched, hunch·ing, hunch·es.

v.tr.

1. To bend or draw up into a hump: I hunched my shoulders against the wind.
2. To push or shove.

v.intr.

1. To assume a crouched or cramped posture: The cat hunched in a corner.
2. To thrust oneself forward.

[Origin unknown.]

noun

1. Intuitive cognition: feeling, idea, impression, intuition, suspicion. See thoughts.
2. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size: chunk, clod, clump, gob¹, lump¹, nugget, wad. Informal hunk. See part/whole.

verb

1. To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body: crouch, huddle, hunker (down), squat. See high/low.
2. To incline the body: arch, bend, bow¹, hump, scrunch, stoop. See posture.

n

Definition: feeling, idea
Antonyms: proof, reality, truth

v

Definition: cower, crouch
Antonyms: stand, straighten, stretch out

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IN BRIEF: n. - The act of bending yourself up together; An impression that something might be the case v. - Arch one's back.

Tutor's tip: A "hunch" (an intuitive sense or feeling) is in your head and a "haunch" (the hindquarter) is below your belt.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - krumme, bukke sammen, danne pukkel, bukle
v. intr. - krumme sig sammen, bukke sig sammen
n. - fornemmelse, anelse, intuition

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorgevoel, ingeving, wenk, bult, homp, vooroverleunen, schouders optrekken, zich voortslepen, krommen, duwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - rentrer les épaules
v. intr. - se tenir penché (à son bureau, à son travail)
n. - intuition

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gefühl, Buckel, dickes Stück
v. - sich krümmen, hochziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποψία, διαίσθηση, προαίσθημα, καμπούρα, ύβος, εξόγκωμα
v. - κυρτώνω, καμπουριάζω, σπρώχνω απότομα

Italiano (Italian)
presentimento, sospetto, acquattarsi, incurvare a forma di gobba

Português (Portuguese)
n. - palpite (m) (gír.), corcova (f), pedaço (m) grande
v. - curvar

Русский (Russian)
горб, сутулить, горбиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - encorvar
v. intr. - encorvar
n. - corazonada, pálpito, sospecha

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - föraning, puckel, tjockt stycke, intuition
v. - kröka, skjuta upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弯腰驼背, 耸肩, 弓起背部, 向前移动, 隆起, 预感, 直觉, 瘤, 隆肉, 肉峰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 彎腰駝背, 聳肩, 弓起背部
v. intr. - 向前移動, 隆起
n. - 預感, 直覺, 瘤, 隆肉, 肉峰

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 둥글게 구부리다, ~을 밀다
v. intr. - 불쑥 튀어 나오다, 몸을 굽히다
n. - 혹, 예감, 덩어리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 予感, こぶ, 厚切れ, 虫の知らせ
v. - 丸める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دفع إلى الامام, حدبه أو سنام, كتله صلبه, الحس الباطني شعور حدسي قوي بأن شيئا سوف يحدث (فعل) يندفع إلى الأمام, ينحني أو يحني ظهره, يدفع إلى الأمام, يجذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קימר, גבנן‬
v. intr. - ‮ישב בגב כפוף‬
n. - ‮חטוטרת, תחושה, רמז, גוש‬

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