HUNCH

5 letters 13 Scrabble points /hʌntʃ/

Definition of HUNCH

noun
  1. A hump; a protuberance.

  2. A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.

    "The old man walked with a hunch."

  3. A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.

    "I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem."

Related words: clue hint inkling
verb
  1. To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.

    "Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."

    Synonyms: lean slouch stoop
  2. 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).

    "He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."

  3. To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.

    Synonyms: slouch
Related words: elbow nudge lean slouch stoop slouch

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H U N C H
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

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