hump

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[mound]] of [[earth]].
2. A [[speed bump]] or [[speed hump]].
3. A [[deformity]] in [[human]]s caused by [[abnormal]] [[curvature]] of the [[upper]] [[spine]].
4. A [[rounded]] [[fleshy]] [[mass]], such as on a [[camel]] or [[zebu]].
5. {{lb|en|vulgar|_|slang}} An act of [[sexual intercourse]].
6. {{lb|en|British|_|slang|with {{m|en|the}}}} A [[bad]] [[mood]].
7. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[painful]]ly [[boorish]] person.
8. A [[wave]] that forms in front of an operating [[hovercraft]] and impedes progress at low speeds.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bend]] something into a hump.
2. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[carry]] (something), especially with some [[exertion]].
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|vulgar|_|slang}} To [[rhythmic]]ally [[thrust]] the [[pelvis]] in a manner conducive to [[sexual intercourse]].
4. {{lb|en|dated|_|US|_|slang}} To [[exert]] oneself; to make an [[effort]].
5. {{lb|en|dated|_|slang}} To [[vex]] or [[annoy]].
6. {{lb|en|rail}} To shunt [[wagon]]s / [[freight car]]s over the hump in a [[hump yard]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete|_|UK|_|slang}} To [[botch]] or [[spoil]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|World War 2|slang}} {{place|en|t1=The [[Himalayas]]|mountain range|continent/Asia}}, as the challenge for the [[supply]] route between India and China.

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male|dimof=Humphrey,Humphry}}.

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