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• hunch — ► VERB ▪ raise (one s shoulders) and bend the top of one s body forward. ► NOUN ▪ a feeling or guess based on intuition. ORIGIN originally meaning «push, shove»: of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• hunch — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] hunches, hunching, hunched 1) N COUNT If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [INFORMAL] I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together... Then… …   English dictionary

• hunch — hunch1 [hʌntʃ] n if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen →↑suspicion have a hunch (that) ▪ I had a hunch that something like this would happen. sb s hunch ▪ My hunch is that she s his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hunch — 1 noun (C) a feeling that something is true or that something is happening, even though you have very little information about it: “How did you know that Campbell was a murderer?” “Oh, it was just a hunch.” | have a hunch (that): I had a hunch… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hunch — I UK [hʌntʃ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms hunch : singular hunch plural hunches a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it II UK [hʌntʃ] / US verb… …   English dictionary

• hunch — hunch1 [ hʌntʃ ] noun count usually singular a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it hunch hunch 2 [ hʌntʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive often passive to sit or stand with your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hunch forward — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch over • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑hunch ( …   Useful english dictionary

• hunch over — verb round one s back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hunch, ↑hump, ↑hunch forward • Derivationally related forms: ↑hump (for: ↑hump), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hunch — 1. verb 1) he hunched his shoulders Syn: arch, curve, hump, bend, bow Ant: straighten 2) I hunched up as small as I could Syn: crouch, huddle …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hunch — [hʌntʃ] noun [C] I a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it II verb [I/T] hunch [hʌntʃ] to sit or stand with your back and shoulders curved forwards …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• hunch — verb raise (one s shoulders) and bend the top of one s body forward. ↘sit or stand in such a position. noun 1》 a feeling or guess based on intuition. 2》 dialect a thick piece. Origin C15 (orig. in the sense push, shove ): of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary