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hunch (verb), hunches; hunched; hunching
1. To bend or to draw up into a hump: Shanna hunched her shoulders as she walked against the wind.
2. To push or to shove; to thrust oneself forward: The little boy wanted to be in the front of the photograph, so he hunched himself through the group.
3. To assume a crouched or cramped posture: When the dog came into the room, the cat hunched in a corner.
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