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oneself forward

2 : to assume or cause to assume a bent or crooked posture

Synonyms

crouch, huddle, squat—more at CROUCH

2hunch noun 1 : PUSH

2 : a strong intuitive feeling about what will happen

hunch·back noun : a person with a crooked back; also : a back with a hump

— hunch·backed adjective

hun·dred noun, plural hundreds or hundred : 10 times 10

— hundred adjective

— hun·dredth adjective or noun

hun·dred·weight noun, plural hundredweight or hundredweights : a unit of measurement typically equal to 100 pounds

1hung past and past participle of HANG

2hung adjective : unable to reach a decision or verdict

Hung abbreviation Hungarian; Hungary

Hun·gar·i·an noun 1 : a native or inhabitant of Hungary

2 : the language of the Hungarians

— Hungarian adjective

1hunger noun 1 : a craving or urgent need for food

2 : a strong desire

Synonyms

appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, itch, longing, lust, passion, thirst, urge, yearning, yen—more at DESIRE

appetite, ardor, avidity, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, impatience, keenness, thirst—more at EAGERNESS

2hunger verb 1 : to feel or suffer hunger

2 : to have an eager desire

Synonyms

ache, die, hanker, itch, long, pant, pine, sigh, thirst, yearn

usually hunger for ache, covet, crave, desire, die, hanker, long, lust, pant, pine, repine, thirst, want, wish, yearn—more at DESIRE

hung·over adjective : having a hangover

hun·gry adjective 1 : feeling hunger

2 : marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest

— hun·gri·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] empty, famished; also rapacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish; malnourished, undernourished, underfed; gluttonous, gormandizing, greedy, hoggish, insatiable, piggish

Antonyms

full, satisfied

[2] agog, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, eager, enthusiastic, gung ho, hot, keen, nuts, raring, solicitous, thirsty, voracious—more at EAGER

hung up adjective 1 : DELAYED

2 : ENTHUSIASTIC; also : PREOCCUPIED

3 : anxiously nervous

hunk noun 1 : a large piece

2 : an attractive well-built man

— hunky adjective

Synonyms

blob, chunk, clod, clump, glob, gob, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP

hun·ker verb 1 : CROUCH, SQUAT — usu. used with down

2 : to settle in for a sustained period — used with down

hun·ky–do·ry adjective : quite satisfactory : FINE

1hunt verb 1 : to pursue for food or in sport; also : to take part in a hunt

2 : to try to find : SEEK

3 : to drive or chase esp. by harrying

4 : to traverse or go over in search of prey or quarry

5 : to find, uncover, or obtain after diligent search — used with through, up, or down

— hunt·er noun

Synonyms

[2] cast about, forage, pursue, quest, search, seek—more at SEEK

usually hunt through [5] dig, dredge, rake, ransack, rifle, rummage, scour, search—more at SEARCH

usually hunt down or hunt up [5] ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hit, learn, locate, run down, scout, track—more at FIND

2hunt noun : an act, practice, or instance of hunting

Hun·ting·ton's disease noun : a chorea that usu. begins in middle age and leads to dementia

hunt·ress noun : a woman who hunts game

hunts·man noun 1 : HUNTER

2 : a person who manages a hunt and looks after the hounds

hur·dle noun 1 : a barrier to leap over in a race

2 : something that impedes progress or achievement : OBSTACLE

— hurdle verb

— hur·dler noun

hur·dy–gur·dy noun, plural -gur·dies : a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by turning a crank

hurl verb 1 : to move or cause to move vigorously

2 : to throw down with violence

3 a : to throw forcefully : FLING

b : to throw (a baseball) to a batter : PITCH

— hurl noun

— hurl·er noun

Synonyms

cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurtle, launch, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss—more at THROW

hur·ly–bur·ly noun : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : UPROAR

Hu·ron noun, plural Hurons or Huron : a member of a confederacy of American Indian

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