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Pronunciation : Hunch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch, hunk.]
Definition : 1. A hump; a protuberance.

2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hunch
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back. Dryden.

t. [imp. & p. p. Hunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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