hump
/hʌmp/
Dictionary
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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.
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