See Also: hunch(1)(dictionary)
hunch(2)(dictionary)
hunch 1, noun(dictionary)
hunch 2, verb(dictionary)

hunch(2) (iou)



hunch verb. L15.
[Rel. to HUNCHBACK, HUNCHBACKED.]
verb trans. Give a push to, shove, thrust. Now chiefly dial. & US. L15.
J. Dickey Lewis..tried to hunch the canoe free with his weight.
b. Nudge to attract the attention of. US (obsolete exc. dial.). M19.
verb intrans.
a. Give a push, shove. obsolete exc. Scot. L16.
b. Push or lunge forward. US. E20.
verb trans. Thrust out or up (esp. the shoulders) to form a hump; arch convexly. Usu. in pass. L17.
D. Welch The others gathered round, bending their heads and hunching their shoulders like a rugger scrum. P. Ackroyd An engraving of Faust sitting hunched at his desk.
b. verb intrans. Sit in or lower oneself into a bent or huddled position. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
J. Steinbeck Lennie hunched down on the little barrel. A. Tyler Don't hunch. Sit straight.