hunchback

hunchback
hunch|back [ `hʌntʃ,bæk ] noun count OFFENSIVE
someone who has a large round part on their back that is caused by an unusual curve in their SPINE. You may see or hear this word but do not use it.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Hunchback — may refer to one of the following.* a hunchback, someone who suffers from severe kyphosis. * The Hunchback of Notre Dame , a novel by Victor Hugo. * Hunchback , a 1983 arcade game by Century Electronics and 1984 computer game published by Ocean… …   Wikipedia

  • Hunchback — Hunch back , n. [Cf. {Humpback}.] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hunchback — (n.) “person with a hunched back,” 1712, back formation from hunchbacked (1590s; see HUNCH (Cf. hunch)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hunchback — ► NOUN 1) a deformed back in the shape of a hump, often caused by collapse of a vertebra. 2) often offensive a person with such a deformity. DERIVATIVES hunchbacked adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • hunchback — [hunch′bak΄] n. 1. HUMPBACK (sense 1) 2. a person having a humped back hunchbacked adj …   English World dictionary

  • hunchback — UK [ˈhʌntʃˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms hunchback : singular hunchback plural hunchbacks offensive someone who has a large round part on their back that is caused by an unusual curve in their spine. You may see or hear this word but do… …   English dictionary

  • hunchback — [[t]hʌ̱ntʃbæk[/t]] hunchbacks N COUNT A hunchback is someone who has a large lump on their back because their spine is curved. [OFFENSIVE, OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • hunchback — noun a back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by collapse of a vertebra. ↘often offensive a person with a hunchback. Derivatives hunchbacked adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • hunchback — n 1. humpback, crookback, camel back, Med. kyphosis, Quasimodo, Fr. bossu. 2. crooked back, hunchback, round shoulders, stoop shoulders, Vet. Pathol. sway back, Pathol. scoliosis, gibbosity, stoop, hump; deformation, malformation, misshape …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • hunchback —   Kuapu u.   Also: kua hua, kanaka kua pipi o.    ♦ The hunchback island (Maui), ka mokupuni kuapu u …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Hunchback (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Hunchback Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A. Genre = Punk Years active = 2001 Label = Freedom School Records Associated acts = URL =… …   Wikipedia

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