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1. (v.t.) hunch
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch:
to hunch one's back.
2. hunch
to shove, push, or jostle.
3. (v.i.) hunch
to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
4. hunch
to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.
5. (n.) hunch
a premonition or suspicion; guess; theory.
6. hunch
a hump.
7. hunch
a push or shove.
8. hunch
a lump or thick piece.
Etymology: (1590–1600; appar. var. of obs. hinch to push, shove, kick, of obscure orig.)
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| Definition of 'hunch' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) intuition, hunch, suspicion
an impression that something might be the case
"he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
2. (verb) hunch
the act of bending yourself into a humped position
3. (verb) hunch, hump, hunch forward, hunch over
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
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1. (noun) hunch
a feeling, not based on evidence, that sth is true
I had a hunch that I'd find you here.
2. (verb) hunch
to sit or stand with your shoulders curved tightly inward
people at the bus stop hunched against the cold wind; He sat hunched over a book.
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| Definition of 'hunch' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hunch
a hump; a protuberance
2. (noun) hunch
a lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread
3. (noun) hunch
a push or thrust, as with the elbow
4. (verb) hunch
to push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly
5. (verb) hunch
to thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back
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Sense: an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence
I have a hunch he'll be late.
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 Afrikaans: voorgevoel |
 Arabic: حَدَس، تَخْمين |
 Bulgarian: предчувствие |
 Brazilian: palpite |
 Czech: tušení, podezření |
 German: die Ahnung |
 Danish: fornemmelse |
 Greek: προαίσθημα |
 Spanish: idea, sospecha, corazonad |
 Estonian: eelaimus |
 Farsi: گمان |
 Finnish: aavistus |
 French: intuition |
 Hebrew: הַרגָשָה |
 Hindi: अंतर्ज्ञान |
 Croatian: slutnja |
 Hungarian: gyanú |
 Indonesian: dugaan, firasat |
 Icelandic: grunur, hugboð |
 Italian: sensazione, presentimento |
 Japanese: 第六感 |
 Korean: 예감, 육감 |
 Lithuanian: nuojauta, nujautimas |
 Latvian: nojauta; aizdomas |
 Malay: gerak hati |
 Dutch: vermoeden |
 Norwegian: anelse, følelse (av), mis |
 Polish: przeczucie |
 Persian: گمان |
 Pashto: ګمان |
 Portuguese: palpite |
 Romanian: intuiţie, presimţire |
 Russian: чутьё |
 Slovak: tušenie, predtucha, podoz |
 Slovenian: slutnja |
 Serbian: predosećanje |
 Swedish: aning, föraning, känsla |
 Thai: ลางสังหรณ์ |
 Turkish: önsezi |
 Taiwanese: 預感 |
 Ukrainian: підозра; передчуття |
 Urdu: اندازہ ، احساس |
 Vietnamese: linh cảm |
 Chinese: 预感 |
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