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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.

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[Probably of Low German origin.]

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humped (hmpt) adj.

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hump [hʌmp]

n

1. a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc.

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a rounded deformity of the back in persons with kyphosis, consisting of a convex spinal curvature

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or related animal

the hump Brit informal a fit of depression or sulking (esp in the phrase it gives me the hump)

over the hump past the largest or most difficult portion of work, time, etc.

vb

1. to form or become a hump; hunch; arch

2. (tr) Brit slang to carry or heave

3. Slang to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

hump one's swag Austral and NZ informal (of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back

[probably from earlier humpbacked]

humplike  adj

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

lump, bump, projection, bulge, mound, hunch, knob, protuberance, protrusion The path goes over a large hump by a tree.

verb

(Informal) carry, lug, heave, hoist, shoulder, humph (Scot.) Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs.

get the hump (Brit. informal) sulk, mope, be in the doldrums, get the blues, be down in the dumps (informal)

Translations

hump [hʌmp]

A. N

1. (Anat) → joroba f

2. [of camel] → giba f

3. (in ground) → montecillo m
we're over the hump (fig) → ya pasamos lo peor

4. (Brit) (= bad mood) it gives me the hump → me fastidia, me molesta
to have the hump → estar de mal humor

B. VT

1. (= arch) → encorvar
to hump one's back → encorvarse

2. (= carry) → llevar

3. (= have sex with) → joder(Sp) , coger(LAm)

C. VI (= have sex) → joder, follar

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hump [ˈhʌmp] n → bosse f

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hump

n

(Anat) → Buckel m; (of camel) → Höcker m

(= hillock) → Hügel m, → Buckel m (esp S Ger); we’re over the hump now (fig) → wir sind jetzt über den Berg

(Brit inf) he’s got the hump → er ist sauer (inf); he/that gives me the hump → er/das fällt mir auf den Wecker (inf)

vt

to hump one’s back → einen Buckel machen

(inf: = carry) → schleppen; (on back, shoulders) → auf dem Rücken/den Schultern tragen or schleppen

(inf: = have sex with) → bumsen (inf)

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hump [hʌmp]

1. n (Anat) → gobba
it gives me the hump (Brit) (fam) → mi mette di malumore
we're over the hump (fig) → il peggio è passato, il più è fatto

2. vt

a. (arch, back) → inarcare

b. (fam) (carry) → portare

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hump [hʌmp]

1. n (Anat) → gobba
it gives me the hump (Brit) (fam) → mi mette di malumore
we're over the hump (fig) → il peggio è passato, il più è fatto

2. vt

a. (arch, back) → inarcare

b. (fam) (carry) → portare

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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 (사람이나 낙타 등의) 등의 혹 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...) 隆肉,驼峰

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 kumpu bosse בְּלִיטָה कूबड़ izbocenje, grba (na cesti) domb(orulat) gundukan hóll gobba 丸い丘 (도로의) 둔덕 gūbrys, kauburys paugurs bonggol bult tue, kul nierówność, garb lomba ridicătură бугор hrboľ grbina ispupčenje bula ถนนส่วนที่ขึ้น ๆ ลง ๆ tepecik, tümsek 道路隆起 пагорок, пагорб زمینی ٹیلا mô đất 小丘

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 꼽추 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 驼背

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 kyttyräselkäinen en dos d'âne מְקוּשַׁת कूबड़ा koji je u obliku grbe, nadignut domború melengkung eins og hnúður, kryppu- (a schiena d'asino) 丘形の 울퉁불퉁한 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 弓背形的

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 곱사등의 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 驼背的