hump

IPA: hˈʌmp

noun

  • A mound of earth.
  • A speed bump or speed hump.
  • A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
  • (animals) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
  • (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
  • (Britain, slang, with definite article) A bad mood.
  • (slang) A painfully boorish person.
  • A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.
  • (historical, World War II, slang) The Himalayas (a mountain range in Asia), as the challenge for the supply route between India and China.

verb

  • (transitive) To bend something into a hump.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To carry (something), especially with some exertion.
  • To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To dry-hump.
  • (slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex (with).
  • (US, slang, dated) To exert oneself; to make an effort.
  • (slang, dated) To vex or annoy.
  • (rail transport) To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.
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