hunch
English
/hʌntʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A hump; a protuberance.
- A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
- A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
- A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
- A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Etymology
Affix from English hump.
Origin
English
hump
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hummock English
- hump English
- humpable English
- humpathon English
- humpback English
- humpbacked English
- humpee English
- humper English
- humpity English
- humpless English
- humplike English
- humpsore English
- humpy English
- huncher English
- hunchless English
- hunk English
- superhump English
- unhunch English
- homp Dutch, Flemish