Definition of Hunch

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Definition of Hunch

Hunch

A hump; a protuberance.

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

A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

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

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

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.

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Hunch Quotations

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.
Lily Tomlin

What is reality, anyway? Just a collective hunch.
Lily Tomlin

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home.
James Levine

You are bound, my hunch is, to make it just fine.
James Dickey

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.
Frank Capra

Hunch Translations

hunch in Norwegian is pukkel, anelse
hunch in Spanish is joroba
hunch in Swedish is puckel

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