The meaning of HUNCH is to push or put (someone or something) in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust, shove.

HUNCHED definition: 1. leaning forward with your shoulders raised, or bending your back and shoulders into a rounded…. Learn more.

1. To assume a crouched or cramped posture: The cat hunched in a corner. 2. To thrust oneself forward.

Definition of hunch verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back (+ adv./prep.) She leaned forward, hunching over …

The generals were hunched [= bent] over the table reading a map. He hunched his shoulders as he headed out into the storm. My hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value. “How did you know …

If you are hunched, you are leaning forwards with your shoulders raised and your head down. A solitary hunched figure emerged from the house.

hunched Definitions of hunched adjective having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect synonyms: crooked, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 hunch /hʌntʃ/ v. [~ + object] to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: He hunched his shoulders. n. [countable] a feeling or …

Hunched generally refers to a posture or position where the back and shoulders are bent forward or rounded. It is often associated with poor posture, discomfort or the act of bending one's body into a …

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