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Hunch   /həntʃ/   Listen
noun
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. (Colloq. or Slang) "Get a hunch, bet a bunch."
Synonyms: presentiment, premonition.


verb
Hunch  v. t.  (past & past part. hunched; pres. part. 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.





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"Hunch" Quotes from Famous Books



... hunch that the thing will be all settled before another day," remarked Jack, nodding. "And if so, we can get away ...
— Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise - or, The Dash for Dixie • Louis Arundel
... accepting the milk, and she was taken down to drink it, and a hunch of coarse barley bread was given to her, with it the words, "I would offer you bacon, but it tastes as if Old Nick had smoked ...
— A Reputed Changeling • Charlotte M. Yonge
... Madam! The British Ambassador, Punch, Has borrowed the lyre of the Opium-eater To praise your unparalleled feat! By his hunch 'Twould tax that great master of magic and metre To do it full justice. To paint such a vision The limner need call on the aid of the Poppy. It is a Big Blend of the Truly Elysian, And (you'll comprehend!) the Colossally Shoppy! Mix HAROUN ALRASCHID with Mr. MCKINLEY, And Yellowstone ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 • Various
... you say it," replied Neale, "and advise your informant to be careful. I've always had a hunch that Reddy was ...
— The U.P. Trail • Zane Grey
... leave a letter at the hotel in Big Run!' he cried out. He was half-way to the door. 'She had the hunch then. By now Courtot and Devine and the rest are in the saddles, if they are not, some of them, already squatting on the job at Last Ridge! I'm on my way. Pony, come alive. Chase over to the court-house; take ...
— The Desert Valley • Jackson Gregory


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