HUNCH


Meaning of HUNCH in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. tr. bend or arch into a hump.

2 tr. thrust out or up to form a hump.

3 intr. (usu. foll. by up) US sit with the body hunched.

--n.

1. an intuitive feeling or conjecture.

2 a hint.

3 a hump.

4 a thick piece.

Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.