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hump
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hump  (hmp)
n.
1. A rounded mass or protuberance, such as the fleshy structure on the back of a camel or of some cattle.
2. A deformity of the back in humans caused by an abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine.
3. Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse.
4.
a. A low mound of earth; a hummock.
b. A mountain range.
5. Chiefly British A fit of depression; an emotional slump.
v. humped, hump·ing, humps
v.tr.
1. To bend or round into a hump; arch.
2. Slang
a. To exert (oneself).
b. To carry, especially on the back.
3. Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse with.
v.intr.
1. Slang To exert oneself.
2. Slang To hurry.
3. Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse.
Idiom:
over the hump
Past the worst or most difficult part or stage: At last I'm over the hump on my term paper.

[Probably of Low German origin.]

humped (hmpt) adj.

hump
Noun
1. a rounded lump on the ground
2. a rounded deformity of the back
3. a rounded lump on the back of a camel or related animal
4. the hump Brit informal a fit of sulking: you've got the hump today
Verb
Slang to carry or heave: who would be responsible if they were injured humping heavy gear around? [probably from humpbacked]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.humphump - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"
caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
mogul - a bump on a ski slope
nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance
snag - a sharp protuberance
wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Verb1.hump - round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
2.hump - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
fornicate - have sex without being married
copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

hump
verb 2. (Informal) carry, lug, heave, hoist, shoulder
Translations
hump [hʌmp] n (in ground) → montículo;
(camel's) → giba

hump [hʌmp] nbosse f

hump [hʌmp] nHügel m;
(of camel) → Höcker m;
(deformity) → Buckel m

hump [hʌmp] ngobba

hump
n hump [hamp]
1 a large lump on the back of an animal, person etc a camel's hump. boggel, skof حَدْبَه، سَنام гърбица hrb pukkel der Buckel καμπούρα joroba, giba küür برجستگی kyttyrä bosse דַבֶּשֶת उभार, उठाव grba púp ponok hnúður, kryppa, herðakistill gobba こぶ kupra kupris bonggol bult, bochel pukkel garb bossa co­coaşă горб hrb grba grba puckel, knöl โหนก hörgüç 隆肉,駝峰 горб جانوروں یا انسان کی پیٹھ پر کوہان cái bướu (lạc đà...) ,
2 part of a road etc which rises and falls in the shape of a hump. bultjie حَدْبَة في الأرض гърбица pahrbek bakke der Buckel εξόγκωμα montículo küngas دست انداز töyssy bosse בְּלִיטָה कूबड़ izbocenje, grba (na cesti) domb(orulat) gundukan hóll gobba 丸い丘 낮고 둥근 언덕 gūbrys, kauburys paugurs bonggol bult tue, kul nierówność, garb lomba ridicătură бугор hrboľ grbina ispupčenje bula ถนนส่วนที่ขึ้น ๆ ลง ๆ tepecik, tümsek 小丘 пагорок, пагорб زمینی ٹیلا mô đất
n humpback
a back with a hump. boggelrug ظَهْرٌ مُحَدَّب гърбав човек hrbáč pukkelryg der Buckel πλάτη με καμπούρα joroba; jorobado küürselg گوژپشت kyttyräselkä bossu/-ue חֲטוֹטֶרֶת कूबड़ grbavac púpos ember berpunggung bungkuk kryppa, herðakistill gibbosità せむし 곱사등이 kupra kupris; kuprītis (cilvēks) si bongkok bochel pukkelrygg garb corcunda co­co­şat горб hrbáč grbav hrbet, grbavec grbava leđa puckelrygg หลังค่อม kambur 駝背 горб پیٹھ کا کب lưng gù; lưng có bướu
adj
rising and falling in the shape of a hump a humpback bridge. bultend, boggelend مُحَدَّب във формата на гърбица do oblouku hvælvet Bogen-... κυρτός, που έχει το σχήμα καμπούρας arqueado, de fuerte pendiente järsk دست انداز مانند jyrkkänousuinen dos d'âne en מְקוּשַׁת कूबड़ा koji je u obliku grbe, nadignut domború melengkung eins og hnúður, kryppu- (a schiena d'asino) 丘形の 곱사등 모양의 skliautinis ar kupri yang menurun dan menaik gebocheld pukkelrygget wysklepiony corcovado curbat горбатый do oblúka grebenast s neravninama puckelformad ที่ขึ้น ๆ ลง ๆ kamburlu 弓背形的 горбатий کب کی شکل میں نشیب و فراز vòm
adj humpbacked
having a hump on the back. geboggel أحْدَب، حَدْباء гърбав hrbatý pukkelrygget buckelig κυρτός jorobado küürus seljaga قوز دار kyttyräselkäinen bossu גִּבֵּן कूबड़ा grbav púpos bungkuk sem er með herðakistil gobbo せむしの 꼽추의 kuprotas kuprains berbonggol gebochelde pukkelrygget garbaty corcunda cocoşat горбатый hrbatý grbav grbav puckelryggig หลังค่อม sırtı kambur olan 駝背的 горбатий کبڑا آدمی gù lưng; có bướu ở lưng


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