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hump

(hʌmp)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense humps, present participle humping, past tense, past participle humped

1. countable noun

A hump is a small hill or raised area.

The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.

Synonyms: lump, bump, projection, bulge More Synonyms of hump

2. countable noun

A camel's hump is the large lump on its back.

Camels rebuild fat stores in their hump.

3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]

A hump is a large lump on a person's back, usually caused by illness or old age.

4. verb

If you hump something heavy, you carry it from one place to another with great difficulty.

[British, informal]

Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: carry, lug, heave, hoist More Synonyms of hump

5. verb [VERB noun]

To hump someone means to have sex with them.

[informal, rude]

See get the hump

See over the hump

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hump in British English

(hʌmp)

noun

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

2. 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

4. the hump

5. over the hump

verb

to form or become a hump; hunch; arch

7. (transitive) British slang

to carry or heave

8. vulgar, slang

to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

9. hump one's swag

Derived forms

humplike (ˈhumpˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

C18: probably from earlier humpbacked

hump in American English

(hʌmp)

noun

a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a camel

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over the hump

get the hump

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British English: hump NOUN

A hump is a small hill or raised area.

The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.

American English: hump
Brazilian Portuguese: elevação
Chinese: 小山丘
European Spanish: montículo
French: bosse
German: Hügel
Italian: dosso
Japanese: 低い円丘
Korean: 작은 언덕
European Portuguese: elevação
Latin American Spanish: montículo

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Chinese translation of 'hump'

hump

(hʌmp)

n (c)

(in ground) 丘陵 (qiūlíng) (个(個), gè)
(to restrict speed) 凸面 (tūmiàn)
[of camel] 峰 (fēng) (个(個), gè)
(= deformity) 驼(駝)背 (tuóbèi)

vt

扛 (káng)
to get the hump (Brit, inf) 闷(悶)闷(悶)不乐(樂) (mènmèn bù lè)

(noun) in the sense of lump

Definition

a rounded deformity of the back

The path goes over a large hump by a tree.

Synonyms

lump

I've got a lump on my shoulder.

bump

She got a large bump on her forehead.

projection

bulge

Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?

mound

hunch

knob

a loose brass knob on the bedstead

protuberance

a protuberance on the upper jawbone

protrusion

an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly

swelling

There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.

1 (verb) in the sense of carry

Definition

to carry or heave

(informal)

Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs.

Synonyms

carry

He carried the plate through to the dining room.

lug

Nobody wants to lug around huge heavy suitcases.

heave

He heaved Barney to his feet.

hoist

He hoisted himself to a sitting position.

shoulder

He has to shoulder the consequences of his father's mistakes.

humph (Scottish)

2 (verb) in the sense of hunch

Synonyms

hunch

He hunched over the map to read the small print.

lift

curve

The track curved away below him.

arch

the domed ceiling arching overhead

tense

form a hump

idiom

See get the hump

Additional synonyms

in the sense of arch

Definition

to form an arch

the domed ceiling arching overhead

Synonyms

curve,

bridge,

bend,

bow,

span,

arc,

embow

in the sense of bulge

Definition

a swelling or an outward curve on a normally flat surface

Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?

Synonyms

lump,

swelling,

bump,

projection,

hump,

protuberance,

protrusion

in the sense of bump

Definition

a lump on the body caused by a blow

She got a large bump on her forehead.

Synonyms

lump,

swelling,

bulge,

hump,

node,

nodule,

protuberance,

contusion (formal)

Synonyms of 'hump'

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单词	hump
释义	Trends of hump View usage for: hump (hʌmp) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense humps, present participle humping, past tense, past participle humped 1. countable noun A hump is a small hill or raised area. The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road. Synonyms: lump, bump, projection, bulge More Synonyms of hump 2. countable noun A camel's hump is the large lump on its back. Camels rebuild fat stores in their hump. 3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] A hump is a large lump on a person's back, usually caused by illness or old age. 4. verb If you hump something heavy, you carry it from one place to another with great difficulty. [British, informal] Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: carry, lug, heave, hoist More Synonyms of hump 5. verb [VERB noun] To hump someone means to have sex with them. [informal, rude] 6. See get the hump 7. See over the hump More Synonyms of hump hump in British English (hʌmp) noun 1. a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc 2. pathology a rounded deformity of the back in persons with kyphosis, consisting of a convex spinal curvature 3. a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or related animal 4. the hump 5. over the hump verb 6. to form or become a hump; hunch; arch 7. (transitive) British slang to carry or heave 8. vulgar, slang to have sexual intercourse with (someone) 9. hump one's swag Derived forms humplike (ˈhumpˌlike) adjective Word origin C18: probably from earlier humpbacked hump in American English (hʌmp) noun 1. a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a camel see also kyphosis 2. a hummock; mound 3. British, Informal a fit of melancholy with the verb transitive 4. to hunch; arch the cat humped its back 5. Austral and British, Informal to carry on the back 6. Slang to have sexual intercourse with verb intransitive US, Slang 7. to exert oneself 8. to hurry Idioms: over the hump Word origin < or akin to LowG humpe, thick piece < IE kumb- (< base keu-, to bend, curve) > hip1, Sans kumba-, thick end (of a bone), Gr kymbē, a bowl More idioms containing hump over the hump get the hump In other languages hump British English: hump NOUN A hump is a small hill or raised area. The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road. American English: hump Brazilian Portuguese: elevação Chinese: 小山丘 European Spanish: montículo French: bosse German: Hügel Italian: dosso Japanese: 低い円丘 Korean: 작은 언덕 European Portuguese: elevação Latin American Spanish: montículo All related terms of 'hump' dry-hump to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity hump day the middle day of the working week , usually Wednesday road hump a raised band across a road, designed to make motorists reduce their speed , esp in built-up areas the hump a fit of depression or sulking (esp in the phrase it gives me the hump ) hump bluey to carry one's bundle ; tramp dowager's hump a condition caused by osteoporosis in which the shoulders are rounded and the spine becomes prominently bowed , forming a hump in the upper back get the hump If someone gets the hump , they get very annoyed about something. over the hump If you say that you are over the hump , you mean that you no longer have a problem or difficulty that was stopping you being successful or happy . hump one's swag (of a tramp ) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back speed bump a raised band across a road , designed to make motorists reduce their speed , esp in built-up areas Chinese translation of 'hump' hump (hʌmp) n (c) (in ground) 丘陵 (qiūlíng) (个(個), gè) (to restrict speed) 凸面 (tūmiàn) [of camel] 峰 (fēng) (个(個), gè) (= deformity) 驼(駝)背 (tuóbèi) vt 扛 (káng) to get the hump (Brit, inf) 闷(悶)闷(悶)不乐(樂) (mènmèn bù lè) (noun) in the sense of lump Definition a rounded deformity of the back The path goes over a large hump by a tree. Synonyms lump I've got a lump on my shoulder. bump She got a large bump on her forehead. projection bulge Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go? mound hunch knob a loose brass knob on the bedstead protuberance a protuberance on the upper jawbone protrusion an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly swelling There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation. 1 (verb) in the sense of carry Definition to carry or heave (informal) Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs. Synonyms carry He carried the plate through to the dining room. lug Nobody wants to lug around huge heavy suitcases. heave He heaved Barney to his feet. hoist He hoisted himself to a sitting position. shoulder He has to shoulder the consequences of his father's mistakes. humph (Scottish) 2 (verb) in the sense of hunch Synonyms hunch He hunched over the map to read the small print. lift curve The track curved away below him. arch the domed ceiling arching overhead tense form a hump idiom See get the hump Additional synonyms in the sense of arch Definition to form an arch the domed ceiling arching overhead Synonyms curve, bridge, bend, bow, span, arc, embow in the sense of bulge Definition a swelling or an outward curve on a normally flat surface Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go? Synonyms lump, swelling, bump, projection, hump, protuberance, protrusion in the sense of bump Definition a lump on the body caused by a blow She got a large bump on her forehead. Synonyms lump, swelling, bulge, hump, node, nodule, protuberance, contusion (formal) Synonyms of 'hump' hump Explore 'hump' in the dictionary
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