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as in pouts
British
a state of resentful silence or irritability
failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump
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as in mountain
an elevation of land higher than a hill
a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries
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as in hill
an area of high ground
the grassy hump at the center of the park is a popular sledding spot during the winter
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as in to struggle
to devote serious and sustained effort
the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden
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Recent Examples of hump
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
This hump can produce a false reading.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But the rounded hump and more advanced and tactile scroll wheel are worth the extra girth.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
This hump can produce a false reading.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
Verb
That territory has a bounty of middle-age men humping stools and occasionally noticing that death eventually comes for us all.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
Compounding the cacophony is a Jonny Greenwood score that veers between manic percolation—imagine a xylophone humping a coffeepot—and grandly operatic surges of synth.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hump
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So how, exactly, did these polka-dot pouts make their way onto the mood board?
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Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.
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One of Pakistan’s top mediators flew to Tehran to persuade Iranian negotiators to reconsider and come to the talks in the Swiss mountains.
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That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.
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From the bar of his restaurant Dorfman, pointed across the valley to a hill wherea Hezbollah flag once flew.
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Before this year, the production record was held by a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S that was pulled off the production line, outfitted with a roll cage and a fuel cell, and then sent up the hill at the hands of local legend David Donner in 9 minutes and 53 seconds.
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In addition, composters are struggling with the amount of plastic and other debris that people and businesses put in the food waste bins.
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Cristiano Ronaldo looks to be in top form after struggling in his World Cup opener, scoring two goals already today.
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Members of the European Parliament voted 418 to 218 Wednesday with 30 abstentions to approve the Return Regulation, a measure designed to speed up the removal of third-country nationals who are staying illegally in the European Union.
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Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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However, like many pets, parakeets often need time to adjust to a new environment.
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For the latter, kids, families and pets are welcome to show their patriotic spirit by decorating their bikes, scooters, strollers, wagons or outfits in red, white, and blue.
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Jaehaerys reigned over the Seven Kingdoms for nearly 60 years during a time of peace and prosperity at the peak of the Targaryen dynasty.
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For fans who’ve followed Sudwerk through the rise, peak and current contraction of American craft beer, the move may be bittersweet but not exactly shocking.
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Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.
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Edwin Díaz throwing off mound Closer Edwin Díaz (elbow surgery) has progressed to throwing off the mound.
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“Hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hump. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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