hunch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, hunch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofhunch
- A hump; a protuberance.
- A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
Example: "The old man walked with a hunch."
- A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
Example: "I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem."
- A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
Example: "a hunch of bread"
- A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
- To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Example: "Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."
- 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).
Example: "He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."
- To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
Synonyms: slouch
- 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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