/hʌntʃ/
hunch
BrE /hʌntʃ/
NAmE /hʌntʃ/
[I, T]
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.
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hunched
BrE /hʌntʃt/
NAmE /hʌntʃt/
a hunched figure
He sat hunched over his breakfast.
hunch
BrE /hʌntʃ/
NAmE /hʌntʃ/
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.
I had a hunch (that) you’d be back.
to follow/back your hunches