Hunch

·noun A hump; a protuberance.

II. Hunch ·noun A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

III. Hunch ·noun A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

IV. Hunch ·vt To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

V. Hunch ·vt To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

VI. Hunch ·add. ·noun 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.