noun

1. a rounded, protruding lump, as the fleshy mass on the back of a camel
2. a hummock; mound
3. Brit., Informal a fit of melancholy: with the

Etymology: < 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

1. to hunch; arch the cat humped its back
2. Austral., Brit., Informal to carry on the back
3. Slang to have sexual intercourse with

intransitive verb

1. to exert oneself
2. to hurry