The difference between Hump and Hunch

When used as nouns, hump means a mound of earth, whereas hunch means a hump.

When used as verbs, hump means to bend something into a hump, whereas hunch means to bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.


check bellow for the other definitions of Hump and Hunch

  1. Hump as a noun:

    A mound of earth.

  2. Hump as a noun:

    A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

  3. Hump as a noun:

    A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

  4. Hump as a noun (slang):

    An act of sexual intercourse.

  5. Hump as a noun (British, slang, with definite article):

    A bad mood.

    Examples:

    "get the hump, have the hump, take the hump, give someone the hump"

  6. Hump as a noun (slang):

    A painfully boorish person.

    Examples:

    "That guy is such a hump!"

  7. Hump as a noun:

    A speed hump.

  1. Hump as a verb (transitive):

    To bend something into a hump.

  2. Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

  3. Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To dry-hump.

    Examples:

    "Stop humping the table, you sicko."

  4. Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To have sex (with).

  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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