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- [huhnch]
- /hʌntʃ/
- /hʌntʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhnch]
- /hʌntʃ/
Definitions of hunch word
- verb with object hunch to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back. 1
- verb with object hunch to shove, push, or jostle. 1
- verb without object hunch to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward. 1
- verb without object hunch to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture. 1
- noun hunch a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection. 1
- noun hunch a hump. 1
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Origin of hunch
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1900-05 for def 5; apparently variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick < ?
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Parts of speech for Hunch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hunch
verb hunch
- stoop — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- squat — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
noun hunch
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- gut feeling — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
- sixth sense — a power of perception beyond the five senses; intuition: His sixth sense warned him to be cautious.
- premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
- intuition — direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process; immediate apprehension.
Antonyms for hunch
verb hunch
- straighten — make straight
- stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
noun hunch
- knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- proof — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
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