hump

hump

noun

Definition of HUMP

2

British

a state of resentful silence or irritability <failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump>an elevation of land higher than a hill <a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries>

Synonyms alp, hump, mount, peak

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

Near Antonyms basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

2

an elevation of land higher than a hill <a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries>

Synonyms alp, hump, mount, peak

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

Near Antonyms basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

3

an area of high ground <the grassy hump at the center of the park is a popular sledding spot during the winter>

Synonyms altitude(s), elevation, eminence, highland, hill, hump, mound, prominence, rise, upland

Related Words alp, mount, mountain, peak; butte, mesa, plateau, table, tableland; bluff, cliff, crag, precipice, steep, tor; ridge, sierra; dome, sugarloaf; foothill, hillock, hummock, knob, knoll; downs

Near Antonyms dale, dell, depression, dingle, glen, hollow, vale, valley; basin, bottom, bottomland, fen, flat, floodplain, plain, tidewater

Antonyms lowland