Hunch

n.	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.
	4.	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.
v. t.	1.	To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly. [imp. & p. p. Hunched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching.]
	2.	To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

Noun	1.	hunch - an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong" Synonyms: suspicion, intuition
	2.	hunch - the act of bending yourself up together
Verb	1.	hunch - arch one's back Synonyms: hump, hunch forward, hunch over

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