Origin: 1600-1700 Perhaps from Dutch homp or Low German humpe
1 a large round shape that rises above the surface of the ground or a surface: I saw the hump under the blanket and figured you were asleep.2be over the hump to have finished the most difficult part of something: With this win, the coach feels the team is over the hump.3science, biology a raised part on the back of a camel and some other animals4science, biology a raised part on someone’s back that is caused by an unusually curved spine