Hunch (Noun)
Meaning 1
An impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The act of bending yourself into a humped position.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- As I lifted the heavy backpack, I fell into a permanent hunch that remained long after I had set it down.
- After decades of labor, his daily routine led him into a persistent hunch that stooped him considerably.
- Due to a habit of constant forward leaning while studying, he gradually acquired a pronounced hunch over time.
- To shun away from an imaginary figure in his closet, the timid child folded into a hunch that even an earthquake wouldn't unravel.
- Throughout the week of working as a hod carrier on a building site, the intense manual labor drove him into a habitual hunch from bending.