to thrust out or up in a hump; arch

to hunch one's back.

to shove, push, or jostle.

to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.

to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.

a premonition or suspicion; guess

I have a hunch he'll run for reelection.

a hump.

a push or shove.

a lump or thick piece.

noun

proof , reality , truth

verb

stand , straighten

noun

anticipation , apprehension , auguration , augury , boding , clue , expectation , feeling in one’s bones , foreboding , forecast , foreknowledge , forewarning , forewisdom , funny feeling * , glimmer , hint , impression , inkling , instinct , intuition , misgiving , notion , omination , portent , preapprehension , precognition , preconceived notion , premonition , prenotation , prenotice , presage , presagement , prescience , presentiment , qualm , suspicion , thought , idea , chunk , clod , clump , gob , nugget , wad

verb

arch , bend , bow , curve , draw in , draw together , huddle , hump , lean , scrooch down , squat , stoop , tense , hunker , scrunch , clue , feeling , forecast , hint , idea , inkling , intuition , notion , premonition , suspicion