hunch
11hunch — hunch1 [hʌntʃ] n if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen →↑suspicion have a hunch (that) ▪ I had a hunch that something like this would happen. sb s hunch ▪ My hunch is that she s his… …
12hunch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong (esp. AmE) VERB + HUNCH ▪ have ▪ I had a hunch that she was not telling the truth. ▪ act on, follow …
13hunch — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] hunches, hunching, hunched 1) N COUNT If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [INFORMAL] I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together... Then… …
14hunch — 1 noun (C) a feeling that something is true or that something is happening, even though you have very little information about it: “How did you know that Campbell was a murderer?” “Oh, it was just a hunch.” | have a hunch (that): I had a hunch… …
15hunch — I UK [hʌntʃ] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms hunch : singular hunch plural hunches a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it II UK [hʌntʃ] / US verb… …
16hunch — 1. noun a) A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. b) A theory, idea, or guess …
17hunch — /hʌntʃ / (say hunch) verb (t) 1. to thrust out or up in a hump: to hunch one s back. –verb (i) Also, hunch up. 2. to walk, sit, or stand in a bent position. –noun 3. a hump. 4. Colloquial a premonition or suspicion. 5. a lump or thick piece.… …
18hunch — hunch1 [ hʌntʃ ] noun count usually singular a feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it hunch hunch 2 [ hʌntʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive often passive to sit or stand with your… …
19hunch — 1. verb 1) he hunched his shoulders Syn: arch, curve, hump, bend, bow Ant: straighten 2) I hunched up as small as I could Syn: crouch, huddle …
20hunch — Synonyms and related words: arch, bend, bend back, bilge, blain, bleb, blind guess, blister, blob, bold conjecture, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, chine, chunk, clod, clump, condyle, conjecture, convex,… …
