Definition of: hunch

(hunch) noun
1. A hump.
2. A lump or hunk.
3. A sudden shove.
4. U.S. Colloq. A premonition: from the belief that good luck attends the touching of a hunchback's hunch.
—v.t.
1. To bend, as the back, so as to form a hump; arch.
2. Obs. To push or jostle.
—v.i.
3. To move or thrust oneself forward. [Origin uncertain]