Dictionary - Definition of HUNCHING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To hump. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To conjecture.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb hunch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (hunch)	1. Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.[Wordnet]. 2. Arch one's back.[Wordnet]. 3. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.[Websters]. 4. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: hunching, hunched, hunches, huncher, hunchers, hunchingly and hunchedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Hunching" is a common misspelling or typo for: bunching, haunching.

Date "Hunching" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To hump. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To conjecture.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb hunch.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (hunch)	1. Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.[Wordnet]. 2. Arch one's back.[Wordnet]. 3. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.[Websters]. 4. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: hunching, hunched, hunches, huncher, hunchers, hunchingly and hunchedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"HUNCHING" is a common misspelling or typo for: bunching, haunching.

Date "HUNCHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: hunch

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	1: [Noun] A hump; a protuberance; as the hunch of a camel..
	2: [Noun] A lump; a thick piece; as a hunch of bread; a word in common vulgar use in New England..
	3: [Noun] A push or jerk with the fist or elbow..
	4: [Verb] To push with the elbow; to push or thrust with a sudden jerk.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. (references)
	2: [Noun] A theory, idea, or guess. I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem. (references)
	3: [Verb] (intransitive) To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean. Do not hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Hunch forward	Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hunch over	Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
TO HUNCH	Slang in 1811	TO HUNCH. To jostle, or thrust. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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Topics by Level of Interest: hunch
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Play Your Hunch	8	Hunch	2
Hunch	2	Play Your Hunch	8
The Hunch Backs	2	The Hunch Backs	2
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).