hump
noun
- a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a camel
- a hummock; mound
- Brit., Informal a fit of melancholy: with the
transitive verb
- to hunch; arch: the cat humped its back
- Austral., Brit., Informal to carry on the back
- Slang to have sexual intercourse with
intransitive verb
- to exert oneself
- to hurry
See hump in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hŭmp)
noun- A rounded mass or protuberance, such as the fleshy structure on the back of a camel or of some cattle.
- A deformity of the back in humans caused by an abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine.
- Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse.
a. A low mound of earth; a hummock.
b. A mountain range.
- Chiefly British A fit of depression; an emotional slump.
verb humped humped,
hump·ing,
humps verb, transitive- To bend or round into a hump; arch.
- Slang
a. To exert (oneself).
b. To carry, especially on the back.
- Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse with.
verb, intransitive- Slang To exert oneself.
- Slang To hurry.
- Vulgar Slang To engage in sexual intercourse.
Related Forms:
- humped humped (hŭmpt) adjective
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