What does hunched mean?
Definitions for hunched
hunched
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Princeton's WordNet
hunched, round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping, crookedadjective
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
"a little oldish misshapen stooping woman"
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hunched
Hunched generally refers to a posture or position where the back and shoulders are bent forward or rounded. It is often associated with poor posture, discomfort or the act of bending one's body into a small or compact shape, usually as a protective or defensive response.
Webster Dictionary
Hunched
of Hunch
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hunched in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hunched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of hunched in a Sentence
When I think of not just the 18 people that were charged with things, but all the other people that were there -- girls, too -- I don't understand how any of them could stand there and watch someone clearly injured and unconscious, seizing, and not do anything about it, hunched over in pain, and to read that people are snapchatting ?
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- منحنيةArabic
- shrbenýCzech
- hunchedDanish
- krummGerman
- καμπούραGreek
- encorvadaSpanish
- قوزPersian
- kyyryssäFinnish
- recroquevilléeFrench
- hunchedHindi
- gHungarian
- membungkukIndonesian
- curvoItalian
- מְגוּבנָןHebrew
- 猫背Japanese
- ಬೇಟೆಯಾಡಿKannada
- 웅크Korean
- hunchedLatin
- gebogenDutch
- sammenkrøketNorwegian
- zgarbionyPolish
- curvadoPortuguese
- cocoşatRomanian
- сгорбленныйRussian
- krSwedish
- hunchedTamil
- hunchedTelugu
- ที่ทำให้โค้งThai
- kamburTurkish
- згорбленийUkrainian
- hunchedUrdu
- gùVietnamese
- כאַנטשטYiddish
- 駝背Chinese
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