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
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Hump as a noun:
A mound of earth.
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Hump as a noun:
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
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Hump as a noun:
A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
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Hump as a noun (slang):
An act of sexual intercourse.
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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"
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Hump as a noun (slang):
A painfully boorish person.
Examples:
"That guy is such a hump!"
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Hump as a noun:
A speed hump.
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Hump as a verb (transitive):
To bend something into a hump.
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To carry (something), especially with some exertion.
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To dry-hump.
Examples:
"Stop humping the table, you sicko."
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To have sex (with).
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Hunch as a noun:
A hump; a protuberance.
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Hunch as a noun:
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
Examples:
"The old man walked with a hunch."
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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."
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Hunch as a noun:
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
Examples:
"a hunch of bread"
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Hunch as a noun:
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
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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."
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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."
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Hunch as a verb (intransitive):
To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
Examples:
"synonyms: slouch"
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Hunch as a verb (transitive):
To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
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Hunch as a verb (transitive):
To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
Examples:
"synonyms: elbow nudge"
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Hunch as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.