The difference between Hint and Hunch

When used as nouns, hint means a clue, whereas hunch means a hump.

When used as verbs, hint means to suggest tacitly without a direct statement, whereas hunch means to bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.


check bellow for the other definitions of Hint and Hunch

  1. Hint as a noun:

    A clue.

    Examples:

    "I needed a hint to complete the crossword."

  2. Hint as a noun:

    A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

    Examples:

    "He gave me a hint that my breath smelt."

  3. Hint as a noun:

    A small, barely detectable amount of.

    Examples:

    "There was a hint of irony in his voice."

    "I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine."

  4. Hint as a noun (computing):

    Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as hinting.

    Examples:

    "This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work."

  5. Hint as a noun (obsolete):

    An opportunity; occasion; fit time.

  1. Hint as a verb (intransitive):

    To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

    Examples:

    "She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes''."

  2. Hint as a verb (transitive):

    To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

    Examples:

    "to hint a suspicion"

  3. Hint as a verb (transitive):

    To develop and add hints to a font.

    Examples:

    "The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens''."

  1. Hunch as a noun:

    A hump; a protuberance.

  2. Hunch as a noun:

    A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.

    Examples:

    "The old man walked with a hunch."

  3. Hunch as a noun:

    A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.

    Examples:

    "I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem."

  4. Hunch as a noun:

    A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.

    Examples:

    "a hunch of bread"

  5. Hunch as a noun:

    A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

  1. Hunch as a verb (intransitive):

    To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: slouch stoop lean"

    "Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."

  2. Hunch as a verb (transitive):

    To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).

    Examples:

    "They stood outside the door hunching themselves against the rain and puffing on their cigarettes."

    "He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."

  3. Hunch as a verb (intransitive):

    To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: slouch"

  4. Hunch as a verb (transitive):

    To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.

  5. Hunch as a verb (transitive):

    To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: elbow nudge"

  6. Hunch as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):

    To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.

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