hump

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.

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[Probably of Low German origin.]

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humped (hmpt) adj.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hump - 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" excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence 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
Verb	1.	hump - round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward hunch, hunch forward, hunch over 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?" bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know 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"

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hump

noun 1. lump, bump, projection, bulge, mound, hunch, knob, protuberance, protrusion

verb 2. (Informal) carry, lug, heave, hoist, shoulder

Translations

hump [hʌmp] n (in ground) → montículo;

(camel's) → giba

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hump [hʌmp] n → bosse f

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hump [hʌmp] n → Hügel m;

(of camel) → Höcker m;

(deformity) → Buckel m

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hump [hʌmp] n → gobba