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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hunch \Hunch\, n. A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [Colloq. or Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hunch \Hunch\, n. [Perh. akin to huckle; cf hump, hunch, bunch, hunk.] 1. A hump; a protuberance. 2. A lump; a thick piece; as a hunch of bread. 3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hunch \Hunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hunched}; p. pr & vb n. {Hunching}.] 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. 2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hunch n 1: an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" [syn: {intuition}, {suspicion}] 2: the act of bending yourself up together v : arch one's back [syn: {hump}, {hunch forward}, {hunch over}]
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