Slouch vs Hunched - What's the difference?
slouch | hunched |
A hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance
any depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.
someone who is slow to act
* 2014 , Ian Jack, "
(dated) An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow.
To hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture
To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.
(hunch)
A hump; a protuberance.
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
A theory, idea, or guess.
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
To slouch, stoop, curl, or lean.
To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
As verbs the difference between slouch and hunched
is that slouch is to hang or droop; to adopt a limp posture while hunched is (hunch).As a noun slouch
is a hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.slouch
English
Noun
- He sat with an unenthusiastic slouch .
- The plant hung in a permanent slouch .
Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
- In any case, Scotland has been no slouch at national invention. The Greek temple to commemorate James Thomson wasn’t the only monument raised by the 11th Earl of Buchan, who was a friend and neighbour of Walter Scott, and as great a romancer in his obsession with ruins, battlements and fancy dress.
Derived terms
* slouch hatVerb
- Do not slouch when playing a flute.
- I slouched to the fridge to see if there was anything to eat.
References
hunched
English
Verb
(head)hunch
English
Noun
(es)- The old man walked with a hunch .
- I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.
- a hunch of bread
Synonyms
* (guess) hint, clueVerb
(en verb)- Do not hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.
- (Dryden)