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hump

/hʌmp/

noun

Meaning

  • A mound of earth.

  • A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

  • (animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

  • An act of sexual intercourse.

  • (with definite article) A bad mood.

    "get the hump, have the hump, take the hump, give someone the hump"

  • A painfully boorish person.

    "That guy is such a hump!"

  • A speed hump.

  • A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.

Synonyms

gibbous,
humpback,
hunch,
hunchback

verb

Meaning

  • To bend something into a hump.

  • To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

  • To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse

  • To prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.

  • To vex or annoy.

  • To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.

Synonyms

heft,
shoulder,
tote,
hike,
trek,
walk,
bang,
bone,
ride,
shag,
bother,
irk,
rile