verb
Meaning 1
To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
hunch over
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verb
Meaning 2
To bend or stoop to issues that may not warrant such attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal, uncommon
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verb
Meaning 3
round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hunch, hump, hunch forward
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change posture
History
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