hump

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

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