(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you have a ~ about something, you are sure that it is correct or true, even though you do not have any proof. (INFORMAL)
I had a ~ that Susan and I would work well together...
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ forward, you raise your shoulders, put your head down, and lean forwards, often because you are cold, ill, or unhappy.
He got out his map of Yorkshire and ~ed over it to read the small print.
VERB: V adv/prep
3.
If you ~ your shoulders, you raise them and lean forwards slightly.
Wes ~ed his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
VERB: V n