/hunch/ , v.t.
1. to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
2. to shove, push, or jostle.
v.i.
3. to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
4. to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.
n.
5. a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection.
6. a hump.
7. a push or shove.
8. a lump or thick piece.
[ 1590-1600; 1900-05 for def. 5; appar. var. of obs. hinch to push, shove, kick ]
Syn. 5. surmise, feeling, theory, conjecture.