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hump

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As a noun, hump means a mound of earth. As a verb, it means bend something into a hump.

Meanings of hump

18 meanings

noun

  1. A mound of earth.

  2. A speed bump or speed hump.

  3. A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

  4. animalsA rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

  5. slangAn act of sexual intercourse.

  6. UKslangwith definite articleA bad mood.

    “She's got the hump with me.”

    “Go away! You're giving me the right hump.”

  7. slangA painfully boorish person.

    “That guy is such a hump!”

  8. A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.

  9. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

    “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

    “the hump of a camel”

    “he stood on the rocky prominence”

    Similar: bulge, bump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut

verb

  1. To bend something into a hump.

  2. To carry (something), especially with some exertion.

  3. To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.

  4. To dry-hump.

    “Stop humping the table, you sicko.”

  5. slangTo have sex (with).

  6. railTo shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.

  7. Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

    Similar: hunch, hunch forward, hunch over
Older and rare meanings (2)
  1. USslangdatedTo prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.

  2. slangdatedTo vex or annoy.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

hump around the world

UKA bad mood.
USTo prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.

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noun: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects f…
verb: round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoul…
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verb: have sexual intercourse with
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