hump
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lump, bulge, bump, mound, projection, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
[verb]
Synonyms:
- carry, heave, hoist, lug, shoulder

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I. hump¹ /hʌmp/ noun
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch homp or Low German humpe]

1. [countable] a large round shape that rises above the surface of something:
the hump of a hill

2. speed/traffic humps British English a series of humps in the road, designed to make traffic slow down

3.
[countable] a raised part on the back of a camel

4. [countable] a raised part on someone’s back that is caused by an unusually curved spine ⇒ hunchback

5. be over the hump to have finished the most difficult part of something

6. give somebody the hump/get the hump British English spoken to make someone feel angry or upset, or to feel angry or upset

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II. hump² verb informal

1. [transitive] British English to carry something heavy from one place to another with difficulty Synonym : heave, lug ⇒ drag
hump something down/along/across etc
I managed to hump the suitcases upstairs.

2. [intransitive and transitive] not polite to have sex with someone

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hump
hʌmp
See: over the hump

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