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hunched
Verb
  • simple past tense and past participle of hunch
hunch
Noun
  • A hump; a protuberance.
  • A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
  • A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
  • A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
  • A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Verb
  • To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean. intransitive
  • To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. transitive
  • To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. transitive
  • To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess. intransitive, colloquial