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Hunch vs Scrunch - What's the difference?

hunch | scrunch |

As nouns the difference between hunch and scrunch

is that hunch is a hump; a protuberance while scrunch is a crunching noise.

As verbs the difference between hunch and scrunch

is that hunch is to slouch, stoop, curl, or lean while scrunch is to crumple and squeeze to make more compact.

hunch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A hump; a protuberance.
  • A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
    • The old man walked with a hunch .
  • A theory, idea, or guess.
    • I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
  • A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
    • a hunch of bread
  • A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

    • Synonyms

    * (guess) hint, clue

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.
    • Do not hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
  • To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
  • To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
    • (Dryden)

    Derived terms

    * hunchback * play a hunch, play one's hunch, follow one's hunch

    scrunch

    English

    Verb

  • To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
    • He scrunched the paper into a ball and threw it at the whistling girl.
  • * 1793–1799 , Robert Townson, Tracts and Observations in Natural History and Physiology , page 154:
    • and the scrunching of ashes under our feet I have often observed to be disagreeable to many.
  • * 1800 , Walter Besant, James Rice, With Harp and Crown , page 828:
    • Then I put them under my heel, and scrunched them up, every one.

    See also

    * scrunchie * scrunch up

    Noun

    (scrunches)
  • A crunching noise.