1. having the shoulders raised and the head bent forward

1. past tense of hunch; to bend forward or raise the shoulders

Examples

• The old man walked with hunched shoulders.
• She sat hunched over her desk, working late into the night.
• He hunched his back against the cold wind.
• The student hunched forward to hear the teacher better.
• After hours at the computer, she realized she was hunched over.
• The cat hunched its back when it saw the dog.
• His hunched posture showed he was deep in thought.