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hunch
(h/@/n/tS/ )

noun (n)

  • an impression that something might be the case(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    intuition, suspicion
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of bending yourself into a humped position(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A hump; a protuberance.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    hump, hunch forward, hunch over
    source: wordnet30
  • To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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