26984 words

hunches

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof:

Examples:

[ + that ] I had a hunch that you'd be here.
act on/follow a hunch Sometimes you have to be prepared to act on/follow a hunch.
2
to lean forward with your shoulders raised or to bend your back and shoulders into a rounded shape:

Examples:

We hunched round the fire to keep warm.
Stand up straight and don't hunch your back.
3
an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof:

Examples:

[ + that clause ] I had a hunch that you’d be here.
4
to lean forward with your shoulders raised or to bend your back and shoulders into a rounded shape:

Examples:

[ I ] We gathered in a circle and hunched over the fire to get warm.

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