hump
/hʌmp/
noun
- 1
A mound of earth.
- 2
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
- 3
(animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
- 4
An act of sexual intercourse.
- 5
(with definite article) A bad mood.
“get the hump, have the hump, take the hump, give someone the hump”
- 6
A painfully boorish person.
“That guy is such a hump!”
- 7
A speed hump.
- 8
A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.
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 prepare for a great exertion; to put forth effort.
- 5
To vex or annoy.
- 6
To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.
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