HUNCHBACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hunchback mean? 

• HUNCHBACK (noun)
  The noun HUNCHBACK has 2 senses:

1. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

2. a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

  Familiarity information: HUNCHBACK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUNCHBACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

humpback; hunchback; kyphosis

Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):

spinal curvature (an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

crookback; humpback; hunchback

Hypernyms ("hunchback" is a kind of...):

cripple (someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back)