English Dictionary
Definition of “hump”
hump (hʌmp
)
Definitions
noun
- a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc
- pathology a rounded deformity of the back in persons with kyphosis, consisting of a convex spinal curvature
- a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or related animal
- See the hump
- See over the hump
verb
- to form or become a hump; hunch; arch
- (tr) British slang to carry or heave
- slang to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
- See hump one's swag
Alternative Forms
ˈhumpˌlike adjective Word Origin
C18: probably from earlier humpbacked
Synonyms
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lump,
bump,
projection,
bulge,
mound,
hunch,
knob,
protuberance,
protrusion,
swelling,
Usage examples
They had taken a close look at the curious spout, which shot up from the middle of a flat place on the rocky hump.
Arthur, Robert, Three in One (1993)Kylie's got the hump Sid Billington Sick of the business that is show?
Megastar (2004)He added that the railway plans to close "a major hump yard" in Canada, over the next five years.
canada.com (2004)The boss says I'll get my reward when we hump Them on Saturday.
Sun, News of the World (1999)It makes an improbable hump hundreds of metres across in the middle of a stony, flat wasteland: you can see it from miles away.
Richard Fortey, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
