hunch
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
to shove, push, or jostle.
to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.
a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection.
a hump.
a push or shove.
a lump or thick piece.
Origin of hunch
1Other words for hunch
Words that may be confused with hunch
- haunch, hunch
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How to use hunch in a sentence
We can help quickly if an assistant media planner has a hunch about an audience that might be appropriate for a client.
Media Buying Briefing: To own or not to own, that’s the question with agencies and data — Part I: Publicis/Epsilon | jim cooper | January 25, 2021 | DigidayIf he’s cheating, if the wife finds out, and if she asks what you know, then you tell the truth — that you had your suspicions but none founded enough to speak up, and would not risk her marriage or anyone’s on a hunch.
Carolyn Hax: Do I tell my friend that I suspect her husband is cheating again? | Carolyn Hax | January 22, 2021 | Washington PostSolid KPIs keep data at the forefront of your business decision-making instead of relying on hunches or feelings.
Selecting better KPIs for your business: What to consider and how to bolster your most important metric | George Nguyen | January 7, 2021 | Search Engine LandMy hunch was that Housebound, with its fixation on forced intimacy and confinement in too-familiar spaces, would be the perfect aperitif after eight-plus months in quarantine.
One Good Thing: Housebound is the perfect horror comedy for the perpetually quarantined | Aja Romano | December 31, 2020 | VoxThat’s the hunch Krieger’s been working from ever since her run that night.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended” | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Her sunny, dimpled smile was betrayed by her hunched, buckled posture.
On a recent sweltering Thursday afternoon several founders hunched over a table brainstorming how to do exactly that.
A photograph showed Bush hunched over an easel in what appears to be a home gym.
I can be hunched over, or push my chest out more and give Caesar strength and physicality.
Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema | Marlow Stern | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA handful of young staffers lounged on couches or hunched over their computers at makeshift desks.
Then she rallied and, like Jake, was ready to do battle with any one who hunched their shoulders at Miss Dory.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes"You aren't very complimentary to us," Frank grumbled, as he hunched himself over the wheel of Mollie's car.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeThere they were, hunched down under the robe, their heads drawn into their collars like two turtles half asleep on a mud bank.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerAfter a bit, he shut up and remained hunched over the wheel, his face as white and stiff as though chiselled from marble.
On the contrary the breed of the bison, or hunched ox, occupies all the southern provinces.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VIII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for hunch
/ (hʌntʃ) /
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
Origin of hunch
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