hunch forward
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Definition
Verb: - To bend one's upper body forward, curving the spine and pulling the shoulders toward the front, often resulting in a rounded back posture.
Usage
This verb describes the specific physical action of bending forward from the waist or upper back, causing the shoulders to move forward and the back to become rounded. It is often used to describe a posture adopted due to cold, fatigue, poor posture, concentration, or to make oneself smaller.
Examples
- Verb:
- He hunched forward over his desk to read the fine print.
- Feeling a chill, she hunched forward in her seat, trying to conserve warmth.
- The old man would often hunch forward as he walked.
Advanced Usage
- "to hunch forward over something": This common collocation emphasizes bending forward to be closer to an object, typically a desk, book, or screen.
- Students often hunch forward over their phones for hours.
Variants and Related Words
- Hunch (verb): The base form, meaning to bend the top part of the body forward and raise the shoulders.
- Don't hunch your shoulders when you sit.
- Hunched (adjective): Describing someone with a permanently or temporarily rounded back.
- He sat in a hunched position.
Synonyms
- Stoop: To bend the body forward and downward.
- Crouch: To bend the knees and lower the body, but can also involve a forward lean.
- Slouch: To sit, stand, or walk in a lazy, drooping way, often involving a hunched back.
Related Phrases
- Hunch over: A phrasal verb with a nearly identical meaning to "hunch forward," often used interchangeably. It emphasizes the action of bending over something.
- She hunched over her microscope, completely absorbed in her work.
Verb
- round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward