hump

IPA: hˈʌmp

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.

Examples of "hump" in Sentences

"We have to get through the midterm hump and the illness," she said.
“Ah, madame!” said Butscha, “what you call my hump is the socket of my wings.”
Bald spots formwhen the grass on an underwater hump is exposed during the winter drawdown.
But in Chicago, he was an assistant with a Bulls team that couldn't get over the title hump when he was chosen to replace Doug Collins.
Behind this is the thickest part of the body, which tapers off till there is another rise which we call the hump, in the shape of a pyramid -- then commences the
The anonymous blogger of "Sex At Oxbridge" describes herself as a "fairly attractive and highly intelligent Oxbridge student currently shagging my way through the half-term hump".
Other than my agent and editor -- both of whom have been very enthusiastic and supportive of my writing from day one -- the single most wonderful author who really welcomed me and made me feel not so alone, answered all my questions, and helped me over the new author hump, is Mariah Stewart.