Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
HUNCH
I. verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1581
transitive verb jostle , shove , to thrust or bend over into a humped or crooked position, intransitive verb to thrust oneself forward,
2. to assume a bent or crooked posture, to draw oneself into a ball ; curl up, huddle , squat ,
II. noun
Date: 1630
an act or instance of hunching ; push ,
2. a thick piece ; lump , hump , a strong intuitive feeling concerning especially a future event or result