hunch

hunch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.
  2. 2.A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
  3. 3.To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
  4. 4.To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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