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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024humped (humpt),USA pronunciation adj. - Anatomy, Pathology, Zoologyhaving a hump.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hump /hʌmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Pathology, Zoologya rounded lump that sticks out noticeably, as on the back of a camel.
v. - [~ + object] to raise (the back) in a hump;
hunch. - Slang Terms[~ + object* no object](vulgar ). to have sexual intercourse (with).
- Informal Terms[no object][Slang.]to hurry;
rush.
Idioms- Idioms over the hump, past the worst part of something.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hump (hump),USA pronunciation n. - Pathology, Zoologya rounded protuberance, esp. a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
- [Physical Geog.]
- Geographya low, rounded rise of ground;
hummock. - Geographya mountain or mountain range.
- Rail Transport(in a switchyard) a raised area down which cars pushed to its crest roll by gravity and momentum for automatic sorting through a series of preset switches.
- Slang Terms(vulgar).
- an act or instance of coitus.
- a partner in coitus.
- British Terms the hump:
- [Brit. Slang.]a fit of depression or bad humor:to get the hump.
- (cap.) (in World War II) the Himalayas.
- Idioms over the hump, past the most difficult, time-consuming, or dangerous part or period:The doctor says she's over the hump now and should improve steadily.
v.t. - to raise (the back) in a hump;
hunch:The cat humped its back. - Rail Transportto sort (cars) by means of a hump.
- Informal Termsto exert (oneself ) in a great effort.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with.
- Slang Terms
- to place or bear on the back or shoulder.
- to carry or haul.
- to load or unload;
lift.
v.i. - to rise in a hump.
- Informal Termsto exert oneself;
hustle or hurry. - Slang Terms(vulgar). to engage in sexual intercourse.
- probably abstracted from humpbacked 1700–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hump /hʌmp/ n - a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc
- 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
- the hump ⇒ Brit informal a fit of depression or sulking (esp in the phrase it gives me the hump)
vb - to form or become a hump; hunch; arch
- (transitive) Brit slang to carry or heave
- slang to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
Etymology: 18th Century: probably from earlier humpbacked |