Dictionary

A hump; a protuberance.

A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.

Example: The old man walked with a hunch.

A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.

Example: I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem.

A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.

Example: a hunch of bread

To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.

Example: Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems.

To raise (one's shoulders) (while lowering one's head or bending the top of one's body forward); to curve (one's body) forward (sometimes followed by up).

Example: He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground.

To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.

To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.