hunch

[ huhnch ]
/ hʌntʃ /

verb (used with object)

to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
to shove, push, or jostle.

verb (used without object)

to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.

noun

Origin of hunch

1590–1600; 1900–05 for def 5; apparently variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick < ?

SYNONYMS FOR hunch

5 surmise, feeling, theory, conjecture.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hunch

haunch hunch

Words nearby hunch

humus, humvee, hun, hun-tun, hunan, hunch, hunchback, hunchback of notre dame, the, hunchbacked, hund., hundred

Words related to hunching

instinct, premonition, intuition, inkling, stoop, huddle, squat, impression, foreboding, augury, portent, anticipation, hint, precognition, forecast, foreknowledge, suspicion, glimmer, presage, forewarning

Example sentences from the Web for hunching

British Dictionary definitions for hunching

hunch
/ (hʌntʃ) /

noun

an intuitive guess or feeling
another word for hump
a lump or large piece

verb

to bend or draw (oneself or a part of the body) up or together
(intr usually foll by up) to sit in a hunched position

Word Origin for hunch

C16: of unknown origin