hump

¹hump

noun \ˈhəmp\

Definition of HUMP

1

: a rounded protuberance: as

a : humpback 1

b : a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (as a camel, bison, or whale)

c (1) : mound, hummock (2) : mountain, range <the Himalayan hump>

2

British : a fit of depression or sulking

3

: a difficult, trying, or critical phase or obstacle —often used in the phrase over the hump

— humped adjective

Examples of HUMP

1. <failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump>
2. <a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries>

Origin of HUMP

akin to Middle Low German hump bump, Dutch homp lump, chunk, Frisian homp, himp

First Known Use: 1681

Related to HUMP

Synonyms

alp, mountain, mount, peak

Antonyms

lowland

Related Words

cordillera, mountain range, range, sierra; inselberg, knob, seamount; aiguille, horn, mountaintop, pinnacle, summit

Near Antonyms

basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with HUMP

bump, chump, clomp, clump, comp, crump, dump, flump, frump, grump, jump, lump, plump, pump, rump, schlump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump

²hump

verb

Definition of HUMP

transitive verb

1

often vulgar : to copulate with

2

: to exert (oneself) vigorously

3

: to make humpbacked : hunch

4

chiefly British : to put or carry on the back : lug; also : transport

intransitive verb

1

: to exert oneself : hustle

2

: to move swiftly : race

Examples of HUMP

1. <the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains>
2. <the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden>

First Known Use of HUMP

circa 1785

Related to HUMP

Synonyms

bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, labor, hustle, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work

Antonyms

crawl, creep, poke

Related Words

apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in; attack, drive; essay, try; exercise, exert, overexert, overwork; eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch; trudge, wade

Near Antonyms

break, ease (up), let up, slacken; bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out; bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind; dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about [British], mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

hump

noun \ˈhəmp\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of HUMP

: a rounded protuberance; especially : humpback