hunch

Speech parts

1. hunch - Noun

2. hunch - Verb

Meaning

A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intuition hump inkling suspicion arch crouch bend hunchback sense idea portent nugget prognostic sign belief

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Antonyms

bowl evidence fact stand proof rely

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Hypernyms

belief opinion notion feeling impression bending

Hyponyms

heart bosom

Phrases with the word

hunch back hunch down on a hunch I hunch over contorted hunch hunch-backed whale

Derivatives

hunched hunching

Anagrams

Chhun

Examples

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. Lily Tomlin

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. Frank Capra

What is reality anyway! It's nothing but a collective hunch. Jane Wagner

A field commander never has the information he needs. He has to go with his best hunch. The more information he has, the easier it is for him to win the battle. Tom Clancy

What is a ‘hunch'?” "Eh? It's a belief that something is so, or isn't so, without evidence.” "I'd call a hunch the result of automatic reasoning below the conscious level on data you did not know you possessed. Robert A. Heinlein

A kick works as a treatment to a hunch backed person. Kashmir Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Hunan province Hunanese hunbot hunch back hunch cuddy hunch hunch down