Tra từ hunch - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hunch [hunch hunches hunched hunching] verb, noun BrE [hʌntʃ] NAmE [hʌntʃ]
verb intransitive, transitive
to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back
•(+ adv./prep.) She leaned forward, hunching over the desk.
•~ sth He hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands deep into his pockets.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: of unknown origin. The original meaning was ‘push, shove’ (noun and verb), a sense retained now in Scots as a noun, and in US dialect as a verb. This sense of the noun probably derives from a US sense of the verb ‘nudge someone in order to draw attention to something’.

Example Bank:
•He hunched over the map.
•He hunched up his shoulders.
•She hunched forward to see the picture.
•She sat hunched on the bed all day.
Derived Word: ↑hunched

noun
a feeling that sth is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it
•It seemed that the doctor's hunch had been right.
•My hunch is that the burglars are still in the area.
•I had a hunch (that) you'd be back.
•to follow/back your hunches

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: of unknown origin. The original meaning was ‘push, shove’ (noun and verb), a sense retained now in Scots as a noun, and in US dialect as a verb. This sense of the noun probably derives from a US sense of the verb ‘nudge someone in order to draw attention to something’.

Example Bank:
•He decided to back his hunches with serious money.
•Her hunches were confirmed the next day.
•I called on a hunch to ask if he had any work for me.
•I decided to follow my hunch and come and see you.
•I had a hunch that she was not telling the truth.
•They now have a database of information to back their hunches about customers' preferences.
•I didn't know for certain— I was just going on a hunch.
•I had a hunch that you might be here.
•The detective's hunch had been right.