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The definition of a hump is a rounded lump or bump.

(noun)

An example of a hump is a rounded mass on someone's back caused by a curve in the spine.

Hump is defined as to hunch over or arch the back, to hurry or to use a lot of energy, or is vulgar slang to mean having sexual intercourse.

(verb)

An example of hump is to walk bent over with the shoulders down.
An example of hump is to race through the day.
An example of hump is to have sex with someone.

See hump in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: < or akin to LowG humpe, thick piece < IE *kumb- (< base *keu-, to bend, curve) > hip, Sans kumba-, thick end (of a bone), Gr kymbē, a bowl

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

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.