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hunch up

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hunch something up
to raise up or lift up some body part, usually the shoulders. He hunched his shoulders up in his effort to get warm. He hunched up his shoulders to keep warm.
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hunch up

to squeeze or pull the parts of one's body together. He hunched up in a corner to keep warm. Why is that child hunched up in the corner?
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Our shoulders tend to hunch up toward our ears as we become tense, and the gentle downward pressure counteracts this habit, helping stretch and loosen the chest muscles and release tension.
 
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