hump·back

(hŭmp′băk′)

2. A humped upper back.

3. A humpback whale.

hump′backed′ adj.

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hump•backed

(ˈhʌmpˌbækt)

adj.

having a hump on the back.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

humpbacked - characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

crookback, crookbacked, gibbous, humped, hunchbacked, kyphotic

unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

Translations

أحْدَب، حَدْباء

hrbatý

buckelig

sem er meî herîakistil

gobbo

горбатый

sırtı kambur olan

驼背的

humpbacked

[ˈhʌmpbækt] ADJ [person] → jorobado
humpbacked bridge → puente m encorvado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

humpbacked

adj person → buck(e)lig; bridge → gewölbt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

humpbacked

[ˈhʌmpˌbækt] adj (offensive) (person) → gobbo/a; (animal) → con la gobba, gibboso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hump

(hamp) noun

1. a large lump on the back of an animal, person etc. a camel's hump.

2. part of a road etc which rises and falls in the shape of a hump.

ˈhumpback noun

a back with a hump.

adjective

rising and falling in the shape of a hump. a humpback bridge.

ˈhumpbacked adjective

having a hump on the back.

humpbacked

adj jorobado

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