🔤 Hanches

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URDU

کولہے، کولے، پچھواڑا
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
koohlay , kuley , pichwara
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ENGLISH

📚noun (plural)
hanches
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: / hɔ ː ntʃ ɪ z /
Phonetic: hawn -chiz
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DEFINITION

The fleshy part of the human or animal body around the hip and buttocks; the haunches. It is also used in architecture to describe the "haunch" or side of an arch.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The horse sat back on its hanches before leaping over the tall wooden fence. The hunter carried the deer by its hanches back to the campsite. He felt a sharp pain in his hanches after sitting on the hard ground for hours. The weight of the roof is supported by the hanches of the stone arch. The large dog settled down on its hanches and waited patiently for a treat.
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SYNONYMS

haunches hips buttocks rear hindquarters

ANTONYMS

front chest forequarters
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