<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to thrust out or up in a hump; arch; to hunch one's back</li><li>to shove, push, or jostle</li><li>(used without object) to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward</li><li>to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection</li><li>a hump</li><li>a push or shove</li><li>a lump or thick piece</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>conjecture</li><li>theory</li><li>feeling</li><li>surmise</li></ul>