hunch (redirected from hunching)

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

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hunch

n hunch [hantʃ]

an idea or belief based on one's feelings or suspicions rather than on clear evidence I have a hunch he'll be late. voorgevoel حَدَس، تَخْمين предчувствие tušení, podezření fornemmelse die Ahnung προαίσθημα idea, sospecha, corazonada eelaimus گمان aavistus intuition הַרגָשָה अंतर्ज्ञान slutnja gyanú dugaan, firasat grunur, hugboð sensazione, presentimento 第六感 예감 nuojauta, nujautimas nojauta; aizdomas gerak hati vermoeden anelse, følelse (av), mistanke (om) przeczucie palpite intu­i­ţie, presimţire чутьё tušenie, predtucha, podozrenie slutnja predosećanje aning, föraning, känsla ลางสังหรณ์ önsezi 預感 підозра; передчуття اندازہ ، احساس linh cảm 预感

n hunchback

a person with a hump on his back. boggelrug شَخْص أحْدَب гърбав човек hrbáč pukkelryg der/die Buckelige καμπούρης jorobado küürakas آدم گوژپشت kyttyräselkäinen henkilö bossu/-ue גּיבֵּן कुबड़ा grbavac púpos ember orang bungkuk krypplingur gobbo せむし 곱사등이 kuprius kuprītis si bongkok bultenaar, gebochelde pukkelrygget person garbus corcunda cocoşat горбун hrbáč grbavec grbavac puckelrygg คนหลังค่อม kambur (kimse) 駝背者 горбань کبڑا آدمی người gù lưng 驼背者

adj hunchbacked

having a hump on one's back. geboggel أحْدَب، ذو حَدْبَه гърбав hrbatý pukkelrygget buckelig καμπούρης jorobado küürus seljaga قوزدار kyttyräselkäinen bossu בַּעַל חֲטוֹטֶרֶת कूबड़ा grbav púpos bungkuk með herðakistil/kryppu gobbo せむしの 곱사등의 kuprotas ar kupri; kuprains berbonggol gebocheld pukkelrygget garbaty corcunda cocoşat горбатый hrbatý grbav grbav puckelryggig หลังค่อม kamburu olan 駝背的 горбатий پیٹھ پر کب ہونا gù lưng, có bướu ở lưng 驼背的

hunched up

with one's back and shoulders bent forward He sat hunched up near the fire. ineengekrimp مُقَوَّس الظَّهْر والكتفَيْن приведен schoulený sammenkrøbet krümmen κουλουριασμένος encorvado, con el curpo doblado küürus قوز كرده kyyryssä voûté מְכּוּפַף मोड़ना, झुकाना zgrbljen, pogrbljen összegörnyedve membungkuk boginn í keng, samanhnipraður curvato 背を丸くして (등을) 활모양으로 구부려 susikūprinęs sakumpis membongkok gebogen sammenkrøket/-krøpet zgarbiony curvado cocârjat сгорбившись schúlený zgrbljen zgrbiti se hopkrupen ค้อมตัว kamburunu çıkararak 聳起雙肩，上身前曲 згорблений پیٹھ اور کندھے آگے جھکا کر بیٹھنا lom khom 耸起双肩