The difference between Clue and Hunch
When used as nouns, clue means a strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth, whereas hunch means a hump.
When used as verbs, clue means to provide with a clue, whereas hunch means to bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
check bellow for the other definitions of Clue and Hunch
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Clue as a noun (now, _, rare):
A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
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Clue as a noun:
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
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Clue as a noun:
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
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Clue as a noun (slang):
Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
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Clue as a verb:
To provide with a clue.
Examples:
"The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should"."
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Clue as a verb:
To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").
Examples:
"Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening."
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Hunch as a noun:
A hump; a protuberance.
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Hunch as a noun:
A stooped or curled posture; a slouch.
Examples:
"The old man walked with a hunch."
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Hunch as a noun:
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
Examples:
"I have a hunch they'll find a way to solve the problem."
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Hunch as a noun:
A hunk; a lump; a thick piece.
Examples:
"a hunch of bread"
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Hunch as a noun:
A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
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Hunch as a verb (intransitive):
To bend the top of one's body forward while raising one's shoulders.
Examples:
"synonyms: slouch stoop lean"
"Don't hunch over your computer if you want to avoid neck problems."
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Hunch as a verb (transitive):
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).
Examples:
"They stood outside the door hunching themselves against the rain and puffing on their cigarettes."
"He hunched up his shoulders and stared down at the ground."
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Hunch as a verb (intransitive):
To walk (somewhere) while hunching one's shoulders.
Examples:
"synonyms: slouch"
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Hunch as a verb (transitive):
To thrust a hump or protuberance out of (something); to crook, as the back.
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Hunch as a verb (transitive):
To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust against (someone).
Examples:
"synonyms: elbow nudge"
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Hunch as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
To have a hunch, or make an intuitive guess.