hunch

hunch  (hnch)

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.

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hunch

Noun

1. a feeling or suspicion not based on facts: she said that she had had a hunch that the coup would not succeed

2. same as hump

Verb

to draw (oneself or one's shoulders) up or together [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hunch - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" suspicion, intuition 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" heart, bosom - the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
	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 hump, hunch forward, hunch over change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture

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hunch

noun 1. feeling, idea, impression, suspicion, intuition, premonition, inkling, presentiment

verb 2. crouch, bend, stoop, curve, arch, huddle, draw in, squat, hump

Translations

hunch [hʌntʃ] n (= premonition) → presentimiento;

I have a hunch that → tengo la corazonada or el presentimiento de que

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hunch [hʌntʃ] n → bosse f (= premonition); intuition f;

I have a hunch that → j'ai (comme une vague) idée que

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hunch [hʌntʃ] n → Gefühl nt, Ahnung f;

I have a hunch that ... → ich habe den (leisen) Verdacht, dass ...

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hunch [hʌntʃ] n → gobba (= premonition); intuizione f;

I have a hunch that → ho la vaga impressione che