hunch

H0325100 (hŭnch)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.]

hunch

(hʌntʃ) n1. an intuitive guess or feeling2. another word for hump3. a lump or large piecevb4. to bend or draw (oneself or a part of the body) up or together5. (usually foll by: up) to sit in a hunched position[C16: of unknown origin]

hunch

(hʌntʃ)
v.t. 1. to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back. 2. to shove, push, or jostle. v.i. 3. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward. 4. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture. n. 5. a premonition or suspicion; guess; theory. 6. a hump. 7. a push or shove. 8. a lump or thick piece. [1590–1600; appar. variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick, of obscure orig.]

hunch

Past participle: hunched
Gerund: hunching

Imperative
hunch
hunch

Present
I hunch
you hunch
he/she/it hunches
we hunch
you hunch
they hunch

Preterite
I hunched
you hunched
he/she/it hunched
we hunched
you hunched
they hunched

Present Continuous
I am hunching
you are hunching
he/she/it is hunching
we are hunching
you are hunching
they are hunching

Present Perfect
I have hunched
you have hunched
he/she/it has hunched
we have hunched
you have hunched
they have hunched

Past Continuous
I was hunching
you were hunching
he/she/it was hunching
we were hunching
you were hunching
they were hunching

Past Perfect
I had hunched
you had hunched
he/she/it had hunched
we had hunched
you had hunched
they had hunched

Future
I will hunch
you will hunch
he/she/it will hunch
we will hunch
you will hunch
they will hunch

Future Perfect
I will have hunched
you will have hunched
he/she/it will have hunched
we will have hunched
you will have hunched
they will have hunched

Future Continuous
I will be hunching
you will be hunching
he/she/it will be hunching
we will be hunching
you will be hunching
they will be hunching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hunching
you have been hunching
he/she/it has been hunching
we have been hunching
you have been hunching
they have been hunching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hunching
you will have been hunching
he/she/it will have been hunching
we will have been hunching
you will have been hunching
they will have been hunching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hunching
you had been hunching
he/she/it had been hunching
we had been hunching
you had been hunching
they had been hunching

Conditional
I would hunch
you would hunch
he/she/it would hunch
we would hunch
you would hunch
they would hunch

Past Conditional
I would have hunched
you would have hunched
he/she/it would have hunched
we would have hunched
you would have hunched
they would have hunched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hunch - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"suspicion, intuitionimpression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"heart, bosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
	2.	hunch - the act of bending yourself into a humped positionbending - the act of bending something
Verb	1.	hunch - round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forwardhump, hunch forward, hunch overchange posture - undergo a change in bodily posture

hunch

noun1. feeling, idea, impression, suspicion, intuition, premonition, inkling, presentiment I had a hunch that we would work well together.verb1. crouch, bend, stoop, curve, arch, huddle, draw in, squat, hump He hunched over the map to read the small print.

hunch

noun1. Intuitive cognition:feeling, idea, impression, intuition, suspicion.2. An irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size:chunk, clod, clump, gob, lump, nugget, wad.Informal: hunk.verb1. To stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body:crouch, huddle, hunker (down), squat.2. To incline the body:arch, bend, bow, hump, scrunch, stoop.

Translations

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hunch

(hantʃ) noun an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence. I have a hunch he'll be late.预感ˈhunchback noun a person with a hump on his back. 驼背者ˈhunchbacked adjective having a hump on one's back. 驼背的hunched up with one's back and shoulders bent forward. He sat hunched up near the fire.耸起双肩

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on a hunch

With or based on a strong intuition (about something), rather than absolute knowledge. I opened the cabinet underneath the sink on a hunch that we'd find the keys there. On a hunch, I'd say that the president is likely to veto the bill.See also: hunch, on

play a hunch

To make a decision based on instinct, intuition, or an educated guess. The detective played a hunch and went to investigate the warehouse by the docks. Sure enough, that's where he found the stolen goods. There's no penalty for guessing, so if you're not positive which answer is correct, just play a hunch and don't second-guess yourself too much.See also: hunch, play

play (one's) hunch

To make a decision based on one's instinct, intuition, or an educated guess. The detective played his hunch and went to investigate the warehouse by the docks. Sure enough, that's where he found the stolen goods. There's no penalty for guessing, so if you're not positive which answer is correct, just play your hunch and don't second-guess yourself too much.See also: hunch, play

have a hunch (about someone or something)

To have a strong intuitive feeling about someone or something. I can't explain it, I just have a hunch that Maggie's pregnant. Mom keeps saying that she has a hunch about our trip. She really seems to think something bad is going to happen to us.See also: have, hunch, someone

a hunch

A strong intuitive feeling about someone or something. I can't explain it, I just have a hunch that Maggie's pregnant. Mom keeps saying that she has a hunch about our trip. She really seems to think something bad is going to happen to us.See also: hunch

hunch over

1. To lean forward and round the spine rather than standing erect. A: "Would you stop hunching over like that?" B: "Ugh, but my back hurts, Mom."2. To lean over something (specified after "over") and round the spine, rather than sitting or standing erect. I know, my posture is terrible after years of hunching over a computer keyboard.See also: hunch, over

hunch up

1. To raise and scrunch the shoulders up by the ears. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hunch" and "up." Would you stop hunching up your shoulders like that? Try to relax!2. To bring the limbs in close to the body; to curl up. I pulled the blanket over me and hunched up to try to keep warm.See also: hunch, up

hunch up (one's)/the shoulders

To raise and scrunch the shoulders up by the ears. Would you stop hunching up your shoulders like that? Try to relax!See also: hunch, shoulder, up

hunch (one's)/the shoulders up

To raise and scrunch the shoulders up by the ears. Would you stop hunching your shoulders up like that? Try to relax!See also: hunch, shoulder, up

have a hunch (that something is the case)

and have a hunch about somethingto have an idea about what did, will, or should happen; to have a feeling that something will or should happen. I had a hunch that you would be here when I arrived. I have a hunch about the way things will happen.See also: have, hunch

hunch over

[for someone] to bend over. The wounded man hunched over and staggered to the window. He was hunched over with pain.See also: hunch, over

hunch something up

to raise up or lift up some body part, usually the shoulders. He hunched his shoulders up in his effort to get warm. He hunched up his shoulders to keep warm.See also: hunch, up

hunch up

to squeeze or pull the parts of one's body together. He hunched up in a corner to keep warm. Why is that child hunched up in the corner?See also: hunch, up

play a (or your) hunch

make an instinctive choice.See also: hunch, play

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noun feeling

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verb crouch

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noun intuitive cognition

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noun an irregularly shaped mass of indefinite size

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verb to stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body

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verb to incline the body

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noun an impression that something might be the case

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noun the act of bending yourself into a humped position

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verb round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

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