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to hunch
01
to bend the upper side of the body forward and make a rounded back
Intransitive
Examples
As the storm approached, people hunched against the wind and rain, trying to shield themselves.
In the cold weather, he instinctively hunched to conserve warmth, hands buried in his pockets.
Hunch
01
a feeling or intuition about something, often without conscious reasoning or evidence
Examples
I had a hunch that it was going to rain, so I brought an umbrella just in case.
She followed her hunch and decided to take a different route, which saved her from the traffic jam.
02
the act of bending yourself into a humped position
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