Hunch /(?)/

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.
4. A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [Colloq. or Slang]

imp. & p. p. Hunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching

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.