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expect (consider probable), guess, opine
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have a hunch — have an intuition, have a feeling … English contemporary dictionary
hunch — /hunch/, v.t. 1. to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one s back. 2. to shove, push, or jostle. v.i. 3. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward. 4. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture. n. 5. a premonition or suspicion;… … Universalium
hunch — n. (colloq.) feeling suspicion 1) to play a hunch ( to act on the basis of a hunch ) 2) a hunch that (I have a hunch that she will not come) 3) on a hunch (she did it on a hunch) * * * [hʌntʃ] (colloq.) [ feeling ] [ suspicion ] to play a hunch ( … Combinatory dictionary
hunch — hunch1 [hʌntʃ] n if you have a hunch that something is true or will happen, you feel that it is true or will happen →↑suspicion have a hunch (that) ▪ I had a hunch that something like this would happen. sb s hunch ▪ My hunch is that she s his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hunch — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] hunches, hunching, hunched 1) N COUNT If you have a hunch about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. [INFORMAL] I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together... Then… … English dictionary
hunch — 1 noun (C) a feeling that something is true or that something is happening, even though you have very little information about it: “How did you know that Campbell was a murderer?” “Oh, it was just a hunch.” | have a hunch (that): I had a hunch… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hunch — 1. noun a) A stooped or curled posture; a slouch. The old man walked with a hunch. b) A theory, idea, or guess … Wiktionary
hunch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong (esp. AmE) VERB + HUNCH ▪ have ▪ I had a hunch that she was not telling the truth. ▪ act on, follow … Collocations dictionary
have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Play Your Hunch — Infobox television show name = Play Your Hunch caption = Play Your Hunch title logo. format = Game Show runtime = 30 Minutes creator = Mark Goodson and Bill Todman starring = Merv Griffin (1958–1962), Gene Rayburn (1962) and Robert Q. Lewis (1962 … Wikipedia
