hump

1 of 2

noun

ˈhəmp

: a rounded protuberance: such as

: humpback sense 1

: a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (such as a camel, bison, or whale)

c(1)

: mound, hummock

(2)

: mountain, range

the Himalayan hump

British : a fit of depression or sulking

: a difficult, trying, or critical phase or obstacle

—often used in the phrase over the hump

humped

ˈhəm(p)t

adjective

hump

2 of 2

verb

humped; humping; humps

transitive verb

usually vulgar : to copulate with

: to exert (oneself) vigorously

: to make humpbacked : hunch

chiefly British : to put or carry on the back : lug

also : transport

intransitive verb

: to exert oneself : hustle

: to move swiftly : race

Example Sentences

Noun failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries Verb the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

South Oldham led 1-0 and 2-1 — both goals coming from senior Ally Byrd — but couldn’t get over the hump against the Valkyries.

Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 So why have the Rams not been able to get over the hump against their NFC West rival?

Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 The Bulldogs are the unsurprising unanimous choice at No. 1 after finally getting over the hump against nemesis Alabama in a memorable championship game.

Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022 Can the Colts finally get over the hump against an AFC contender?

Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2021 The Bears prioritize beating the Packers and winning division games, and getting over the hump against the Packers has proved difficult.

Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021 So how did the Lancers (2-0), ranked fifth by The Chronicle, get over the hump against the nation’s No. 12 team and No. 1 in the Bay Area for 30 years?

Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021 Will new coach Jordan Stevens get Maine over the hump?

Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Each game has gotten progressively closer, and this might be the opportune time for Norvell to get over the hump.

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

hump 1 of 2

noun

as in dumps

British a state of resentful silence or irritability failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

dumps
pouts
pet
sulk
blues
irritableness
snit
sulkiness
irritability
crossness
sensitivity
sullenness
disagreeableness
fretfulness
mopes
testiness
crankiness
grouchiness
grouch
peevishness
grumpiness
perversity
surliness
waspishness
fantods
surliness
orneriness
crotchetiness
pettishness
cantankerousness
petulance
biliousness
irascibility
irascibleness
dyspepsia
querulousness
choler
perverseness
oversensitiveness
huffiness
fussiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

perkiness
cheerfulness
gayety
gaiety
sociability
gladsomeness
lightheartedness
pleasantness
sociality
friendliness
agreeableness
high-spiritedness
graciousness
amenity
amicability
geniality
affability
cordiality
amiability
amiableness
good-humoredness
good-temperedness
good-naturedness

as in mountain

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

mountain
peak
mount
pinnacle
alp
mountain range
horn
knob
sierra
summit
cordillera
mountaintop
range
inselberg
seamount
aiguille

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

valley
depression
bowl
basin
hollow
vale

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

hill
mound
cliff
mountain
highland
prominence
ridge
knoll
elevation
upland
eminence
bluff
plateau
rise
height
mount
peak
crag
mesa
butte
dome
foothill
steep
altitude(s)
tableland
precipice
hillock
hummock
alp
knob
sierra
table
tor
downs
sugarloaf

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

valley
depression
lowland
bottom
hollow
glen
flat
basin
vale
dale
plain
dell
floodplain
dingle
tidewater
fen
bottomland

hump

2 of 2

verb

as in to struggle

to devote serious and sustained effort the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

struggle
work
labor
plow
hustle
tug
bang away
try
strive
travail
sweat
slog
slave
fag
strain
endeavor
toil
plug
grub
drudge
plod
scratch
sweat blood
moil
drive
peg (away)
exercise
attack
dig (away)
pitch in
beaver (away)
knuckle down
eke out
dig in
buckle (down)
wade
essay
scrabble
exert
trudge
overexert
apply (oneself)
overwork
put out
grind (out)
hammer (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

break
bum
ease (up)
slacken
lounge
let up
rest
hang (around or out)
chill
goof (off)
relax
slack (off)
idle
shirk
loaf
laze
hack (around)
play
hang
unwind
bask
repose
loll
goldbrick
footle
dally
fool around
veg out
trifle
dillydally
mess around
doodle
goof (around)
dabble
hang about
monkey (around)
potter (around)
fribble
putter (around)

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden

Synonyms & Similar Words

speed
trot
drive
jump
race
rush
hurry
scurry
chase
travel
fly
zip
scoot
blow
buzz
dart
run
scuttle
step
bowl
dash
zoom
hustle
barrel
ram
rip
blast
tear
hare
jog
hurtle
bolt
pelt
shoot
nip
motor
cannonball
course
jet
rocket
career
belt
breeze
whirl
gallop
bustle
highball
beat it
blaze
rustle
careen
hurl
hasten
bundle
hie
bomb
shake a leg
streak
beetle
whisk
step on it
crack (on)
sprint
scamper
scuffle
get a move on
hotfoot (it)
make tracks
accelerate
stampede
flit
scud
step out
arrow
whiz
outrun
overtake
catch up
whizz
beeline
outpace
quicken
fast-forward
outstrip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

creep
drag
crawl
poke
lag
hang (around or out)
poke
linger
dawdle
shuffle
stroll
amble
tarry
saunter
slow (down or up)
plod
lumber
decelerate
loiter
dillydally
dally

单词	hump
释义	hump 1 of 2 noun ˈhəmp 1 : a rounded protuberance: such as a : humpback sense 1 b : a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (such as a camel, bison, or whale) c(1) : mound, hummock (2) : mountain, range the Himalayan hump 2 British : a fit of depression or sulking 3 : a difficult, trying, or critical phase or obstacle —often used in the phrase over the hump humped ˈhəm(p)t adjective hump 2 of 2 verb humped; humping; humps transitive verb 1 usually 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 Synonyms Noun grouch pet pouts snit sulk sulkiness sullenness Verb bang away beaver (away) dig (away) drudge endeavor fag grub hustle labor moil peg (away) plod plow plug slave slog strain strive struggle sweat toil travail tug work See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries Verb the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden Recent Examples on the Web Noun South Oldham led 1-0 and 2-1 — both goals coming from senior Ally Byrd — but couldn’t get over the hump against the Valkyries. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022 So why have the Rams not been able to get over the hump against their NFC West rival? Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022 The Bulldogs are the unsurprising unanimous choice at No. 1 after finally getting over the hump against nemesis Alabama in a memorable championship game. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022 Can the Colts finally get over the hump against an AFC contender? Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Nov. 2021 The Bears prioritize beating the Packers and winning division games, and getting over the hump against the Packers has proved difficult. Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021 So how did the Lancers (2-0), ranked fifth by The Chronicle, get over the hump against the nation’s No. 12 team and No. 1 in the Bay Area for 30 years? Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021 Will new coach Jordan Stevens get Maine over the hump? Eamonn Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Each game has gotten progressively closer, and this might be the opportune time for Norvell to get over the hump. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun akin to Middle Low German hump bump, Dutch homp lump, chunk, Frisian homp, himp First Known Use Noun 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1785, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing hump dowager's hump hump day over the hump the hump gets the hump gives her the hump dowager's hump hump day over the hump the hump gets the hump gives her the hump Kids Definition hump noun ˈhəmp 1 : a rounded bulge or lump (as on the back of a camel) 2 : a difficult part (as of a task) With that done, we're over the hump. Medical Definition hump noun ˈhəmp : a rounded protuberance especially : humpback hump 1 of 2 noun 1 as in dumps British a state of resentful silence or irritability failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dumps pouts pet sulk blues irritableness snit sulkiness irritability crossness sensitivity sullenness disagreeableness fretfulness mopes testiness crankiness grouchiness grouch peevishness grumpiness perversity surliness waspishness fantods surliness orneriness crotchetiness pettishness cantankerousness petulance biliousness irascibility irascibleness dyspepsia querulousness choler perverseness oversensitiveness huffiness fussiness Antonyms & Near Antonyms perkiness cheerfulness gayety gaiety sociability gladsomeness lightheartedness pleasantness sociality friendliness agreeableness high-spiritedness graciousness amenity amicability geniality affability cordiality amiability amiableness good-humoredness good-temperedness good-naturedness See More 2 as in mountain an elevation of land higher than a hill a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries Synonyms & Similar Words mountain peak mount pinnacle alp mountain range horn knob sierra summit cordillera mountaintop range inselberg seamount aiguille Antonyms & Near Antonyms valley depression bowl basin hollow vale 3 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 Synonyms & Similar Words hill mound cliff mountain highland prominence ridge knoll elevation upland eminence bluff plateau rise height mount peak crag mesa butte dome foothill steep altitude(s) tableland precipice hillock hummock alp knob sierra table tor downs sugarloaf Antonyms & Near Antonyms valley depression lowland bottom hollow glen flat basin vale dale plain dell floodplain dingle tidewater fen bottomland See More hump 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to struggle to devote serious and sustained effort the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains Synonyms & Similar Words struggle work labor plow hustle tug bang away try strive travail sweat slog slave fag strain endeavor toil plug grub drudge plod scratch sweat blood moil drive peg (away) exercise attack dig (away) pitch in beaver (away) knuckle down eke out dig in buckle (down) wade essay scrabble exert trudge overexert apply (oneself) overwork put out grind (out) hammer (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms break bum ease (up) slacken lounge let up rest hang (around or out) chill goof (off) relax slack (off) idle shirk loaf laze hack (around) play hang unwind bask repose loll goldbrick footle dally fool around veg out trifle dillydally mess around doodle goof (around) dabble hang about monkey (around) potter (around) fribble putter (around) See More 2 as in to speed to proceed or move quickly the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden Synonyms & Similar Words speed trot drive jump race rush hurry scurry chase travel fly zip scoot blow buzz dart run scuttle step bowl dash zoom hustle barrel ram rip blast tear hare jog hurtle bolt pelt shoot nip motor cannonball course jet rocket career belt breeze whirl gallop bustle highball beat it blaze rustle careen hurl hasten bundle hie bomb shake a leg streak beetle whisk step on it crack (on) sprint scamper scuffle get a move on hotfoot (it) make tracks accelerate stampede flit scud step out arrow whiz outrun overtake catch up whizz beeline outpace quicken fast-forward outstrip Antonyms & Near Antonyms creep drag crawl poke lag hang (around or out) poke linger dawdle shuffle stroll amble tarry saunter slow (down or up) plod lumber decelerate loiter dillydally dally See More
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