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   Hunch

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   verb

   • 1. raise (one's shoulders) and bend the top of one's body forward: "he thrust his hands in his pockets, hunching his shoulders" Similar archcurvehumpbendbowcurlcrookcrouchhuddle upcurl uphunker downbendstoopsquatinformal:scoochOpposite straightenstretch out
   • ▪ bend one's body into a huddled position: "I hunched up as small as I could"
   • ▪ shove or push; nudge: "she hunched me and winked"

   noun

   • 1. a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts: "she was acting on a hunch" Similar feelingguesssuspicionsneaking suspicionimpressioninklingideanotionfancypresentimentpremonitionintuitioninformal:gut feelingfeeling in one's bonesfunny feelingsixth sense
   • 2. a humped position or thing: "the hunch of his back" Similar protuberancehumplumpbumpknobprotrusionprominenceprojectionbulgeswellingnodulenodemassgrowthoutgrowthexcrescencerare:tumescencetumefactionintumescence
   • 3. a thick piece; a hunk: dialect "a hunch of bread"

   Word Origin late 15th century: of unknown origin. The original meaning was ‘push, shove’ (noun and verb), a sense retained now in Scots as a noun, and in US dialect as a verb. Sense 1 of the noun derives probably from a US sense of the verb ‘nudge someone in order to draw attention to something’.

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   What does hunch mean?

   • to hunch one's back. to shove, push, or jostle. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture. I have a hunch he'll run for reelection. a hump. a push or shove. a lump or thick piece. 1590–1600; 1900–05 hunch fordef 5; apparently variant of obsolete hinch to push, shove, kick < ?

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   What does Hunchback mean?

   • In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. A hump; a protuberance. A stooped or curled posture; a slouch . The old man walked with a hunch. A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.

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   What is the Hunch in design?

   • THIS TOGGLING IS THE HUNCH. On Empathy and Intuition | Creative Practice in Service to Humanity Luben Dimcheff, Cornell University Intuition [or the hunch] is critical to any Creative or Design Practice that concerns itself with how we live or how we ought to.

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   What is a hunch in research?

   • A ‘hunch’ while defined as an uninformed guess, is usually the starting point of a researcher. A moment of intuitive understanding before a hypothesis is formulated. In this instance, a hunch which became research for design was able to inform teaching practice.

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   Learn the meaning of hunch as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Hunch can mean to push roughly, to bend or curl, or to have a strong intuition.

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   Hunch definition: to thrust out or up in a hump; arch. See examples of HUNCH used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning of hunch as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and related words. Hunch can refer to an intuitive idea or a bent posture.

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   HUNCH meaning: 1. an idea that is based on feeling and for which there is no proof: 2. to lean forward with your…. Learn more.

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   Hunch is an odd word of unknown origin, which seems to have originally meant "to push or shove" — to nudge. Definitions of hunch. noun. an impression that something might be the case. synonyms: intuition, suspicion. see more. see less. types: bosom, heart.

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    Learn the meaning of hunch as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and translations. Hunch can be a feeling or guess without proof, or a posture with curved back.