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hunch
(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.]
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hunch
(hʌntʃ)vb
4. to bend or draw (oneself or a part of the body) up or together
5. (usually foll by: up) to sit in a hunched position
[C16: of unknown origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hunch
(hʌntʃ)v.t.
1. to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
2. to shove, push, or jostle.
v.i. 3. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
4. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.
n. 5. a premonition or suspicion; guess; theory.
6. a hump.
7. a push or shove.
8. a lump or thick piece.
[1590–1600; appar. variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick, of obscure orig.]
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hunch
Past participle: hunched
Gerund: hunching
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| Noun | 1. | hunch - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion - a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| 2. | hunch - the act of bending yourself into a humped position bending - the act of bending something | |
| Verb | 1. | hunch - round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture |
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hunch
noun
1. feeling, idea, impression, suspicion, intuition, premonition, inkling, presentiment I had a hunch that we would work well together.
verb
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hunch
noun1. Intuitive cognition:
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Translations
حَدَس، تَخْمين
podezřenítušení
fornemmelse
aavistuskumara
grunur, hugboî
kupriusnujautimasnuojautasusikūprinęs
aizdomasnojauta
hunch
[hʌntʃ]A. N
1. (= idea) → corazonada f, presentimiento m
it's only a hunch → no es más que una corazonada or un presentimiento que tengo
I had a hunch → tuve una corazonada or un presentimiento
the detective had one of his hunches → el detective tuvo una de sus corazonadas
it's only a hunch → no es más que una corazonada or un presentimiento que tengo
I had a hunch → tuve una corazonada or un presentimiento
the detective had one of his hunches → el detective tuvo una de sus corazonadas
2. (Anat) = hump A1
C. VI → encorvarse
to be hunched up → ser jorobado
to sit hunched up → estar sentado con el cuerpo doblado
to be hunched up → ser jorobado
to sit hunched up → estar sentado con el cuerpo doblado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hunch
[ˈhʌntʃ] n (= feeling) → intuition f
my hunch is that ... → quelque chose me dit que ...
to have a hunch that ... → avoir comme une vague idée que ...
to act on a hunch → suivre son intuition
my hunch is that ... → quelque chose me dit que ...
to have a hunch that ... → avoir comme une vague idée que ...
to act on a hunch → suivre son intuition
vt
to hunch one's shoulders → se voûter
to hunch one's shoulders → se voûter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hunch
n
(= hump on sb’s back) → Buckel m
vt (also hunch up) to hunch one’s back → einen Buckel machen, den Rücken krümmen; to hunch one’s shoulders → die Schultern hochziehen; to hunch oneself over something → sich über etw (acc) → beugen; he was hunched over his desk → er saß über seinen Schreibtisch gebeugt; hunched up in pain → vor Schmerzen gekrümmt
hunch
:hunchback
hunchbacked
adj → buck(e)lig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hunch
[hʌntʃ]1. n
a. (fam) (idea) → impressione f; (premonition) → intuizione f
I have a hunch that ... → ho la vaga impressione che...
she's acting on a hunch → sta andando a naso
to follow one's hunch → seguire il proprio fiuto
I have a hunch that ... → ho la vaga impressione che...
she's acting on a hunch → sta andando a naso
to follow one's hunch → seguire il proprio fiuto
b. (hump) → gobba
2. vt (also hunch up) → incurvare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hunch
(hantʃ) noun an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence. I have a hunch he'll be late.
ˈhunchback noun a person with a hump on his back.
ˈhunchbacked adjective having a hump on one's back.
hunched up with one's back and shoulders bent forward. He sat hunched up near the fire.
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