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A hump; a protuberance.

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  1. n. A hump; a protuberance.
  2. n. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.
  3. n. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
  4. v. t. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
  5. v. t. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
  6. n. an impression that something might be the case
  7. n. the act of bending yourself into a humped position
  8. v. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
  9. 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. 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.
  10. n:36/v:64 n. the act of bending yourself into a humped position v. round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward