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noun

Hunch n.

A hump; a protuberance.

A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

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) "Get a hunch, bet a bunch."

Synonyms: presentiment, premonition.

verb

Hunch v. t. (past & past part. hunched; pres. part. hunching)

To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

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Etymology of 'Hunch'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hunch" Quotes from Famous Books

... The conglomeration of houses resembled large, venturesome ships, which lay at anchor or were gliding to a distant, beckoning sea. The little locksmith thought about the last six women he had loved. His attention was attracted by the hideously ringed eyes of a horribly hunch-backed gentleman who smilingly, with marked pleasure, although somewhat fearfully, was looking at him. The locksmith thought: hm—for fun, he remained stopped; with his clear eyes, which shone like polished black buttons on his face, he slyly watched the even smaller gentleman. ...

— The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein • Alfred Lichtenstein

... hurriedly; "take the innocent with you—round outside the yard. Give him a hunch of bread, and let him go. For God's sake don't let your father see him! Run, my boy, run! There's no time to ...

— A Rough Shaking • George MacDonald

... morning, desert man," she said brightly, after the first little start of surprise. "Come on in. The coffee's fine this morning; and I just had a hunch I'd better not throw it out for a while yet. There's a ...

— Starr, of the Desert • B. M Bower

... went joyfully to execute her father's orders; and he at the same time commanded the hall to be adorned as when Buddir ad Deen Houssun was there with the sultan of Egypt's hunch-backed groom. As he went over his manuscript, his domestics placed every moveable in the described order. The throne was not forgotten, nor the lighted wax candles. When every thing was arranged in the hall, the vizier went into his daughter's chamber and put in their due ...

— The Arabian Nights Entertainments Complete • Anonymous

... to thank you both. But, honest, I wouldn't know where else to go but to Showdown. Besides, I got a hunch ...

— The Ridin' Kid from Powder River • Henry Herbert Knibbs

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