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hunched
hunch H0325100 (hŭnch)n.1. An intuitive feeling or a premonition: had a hunch that he would lose.2. A hump.3. A lump or chunk: "She ... cut herself another hunch of bread" (Virginia Woolf).4. A push or shove.v. hunched, hunch·ing, hunch·es v.tr.1. To bend or draw up into a hump: I hunched my shoulders against the wind.2. To push or shove.v.intr.1. To assume a crouched or cramped posture: The cat hunched in a corner.2. To thrust oneself forward.
[Origin unknown.]hunched (hʌntʃt) adj(of a person) leaning forwards with their shoulders raised and their head down, or (of shoulders, etc) in the posture adopted by a hunched personThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hunched - having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; "a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crookedunerect - not upright in position or posture |
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Synonyms for hunchedadj having the back and shoulders roundedSynonyms- round-backed
- round-shouldered
- stooped
- stooping
- crooked
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