hump

//hʌmp//
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Visual representation of hump

Noun

humpSingular
humpsPlural
1

A rounded raised mass of earth or land.

The car drove over a small hump in the road.

2

A rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or other animal, or as an abnormality on a person's back.

A camel stores fat in its hump.

3

A fit of annoyance or sulking.

She's got the hump because no one invited her to the party.

Verb

humpInfinitive
humpPresent tense
humpedPast tense
humpedPast participle
humpingPresent participle
humpsThird-person singular
1

To carry something heavy with difficulty.

I had to hump the heavy boxes up three flights of stairs.

2

To make hump-shaped; to bend or arch.

The cat humped its back when it saw the dog.

Synonym

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