hunched

verb

1. 1

   To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.

   “Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.”

2. 2

   To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).

   “He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground.”

3. 3

   To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.

4. 4

   To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.

5. 5

   To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).

6. 6

   To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.