| Front | hunch |
|---|---|
| Back | hunch verb, noun BrE /hʌntʃ/ NAmE /hʌntʃ/ verb verb forms word origin example bank [intransitive, transitive] to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back (+ adv./prep.) She leaned forward, hunching over the desk. ~ sth He hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands deep into his pockets. hunched /BrE ; NAmE / adjective a hunched figure He sat hunched over his breakfast. noun word origin example bank a feeling that sth is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it It seemed that the doctor's hunch had been right. My hunch is that the burglars are still in the area. I had a hunch (that) you'd be back. to follow/back your hunches |
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