hunch over
Bend your spine
To hunch over is to bend forward with rounded shoulders, curving the upper body inward: She hunched over her desk, squinting at the screen.
The posture suggests concentration, fatigue, cold, or self-protection.
Someone who hunches over habitually may develop a permanent stoop.
Low bent-knee stance
Made heavy by burden
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
fatigued · strained · laboring · carrying · sagging · slumped · worn · taxed
Handheld defensive armor
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- shelterProtected place or structure
cover · wrap around · brace · hover · cocoon · envelop · clench · tense
Planned purpose
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- poringStudying with concentration
studying · scrutinizing · peering · examining · leaning in · fixated · attentive · riveted
crouch
Low bent-knee stance
hump · round · bow · curl · huddle · scrunch · lean · droop · sag · slump
weighed down
Made heavy by burden
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- ladenHeavily weighted down
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
exhausted · fatigued · strained · laboring · carrying · sagging · slumped · worn · taxed · encumbered
shield
Handheld defensive armor
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
shelter · cover · wrap around · brace · hover · cocoon · envelop · clench · tense · defensive
intent
Planned purpose
- absorbedTook in fully
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- concentratedGathered or intensified
poring · studying · scrutinizing · peering · examining · leaning in · fixated · attentive · riveted · immersed
hunch overstand tall
Maintain dignity under pressure
stand up straight · straighten up · sit up straight · stretch out · stand at attention
hunch overhold one's head high
Feel no shame
swagger · strut · open up · square one's shoulders · expand
over, hunch, slouch, hunched, hunchback, hunching, hunches, hunchbacked