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Meaning
Noun
●
A
hump
; a protuberance.
●
A
stooped
or
curled
posture
; a slouch.
●
A
theory
,
idea
, or
guess
; an
intuitive
impression
that something will happen.
●
A
hunk
; a
lump
; a
thick
piece.
●
A
push
or
thrust
,
as with
the elbow.
Verb
●
To
bend
the
top
of
one's
body forward while
raising
one's
shoulders.
●
To
raise
(one's
shoulders
) (while
lowering
one's
head
or
bending
the
top
of
one's
body forward); to
curve
(one's body) forward (sometimes
followed by
up).
●
To
walk
(somewhere) while
hunching
one's
shoulders.
●
To
thrust
a
hump
or
protuberance
out of
(something); to
crook
, as the back.
●
To
push
or
jostle
with the
elbow
; to
push
or
thrust
against (someone).
●
To have a
hunch
, or make an
intuitive
guess.
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Synonyms
Hint
Clue
Inkling
Slouch
Stoop
Lean
Elbow
Nudge
Suppose
Hump
Related
Suspicion
Guess
Suggestion
Hypothesis
Prediction
Supposition
Thought
Theory
Rumor
Slouch
Idea
Conjecture
Assumption
Lean
Keel
Question
Conclusion
Intuition
Misconception
Tumble
Buckle
Fidget
Reasoning
Niggle
Complaint
Gut Feeling
Wild Guess
Sneaking Suspicion
Working Hypothesis
Gut Reaction
Sneaky Suspicion
Flesh Wound
Thought Process
Stab In The Dark
More
Rhymes
Munch
Hunch
Punch
Cunch
Lunch
Wunch
Dunch
Bunch
Crunch
Brunch
Scrunch
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