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