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hump

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noun

a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
Physical Geography.
1. a low, rounded rise of ground; hummock.
2. a mountain or mountain range.
Railroads. (in a switchyard) a raised area down which cars pushed to its crest roll by gravity and momentum for automatic sorting through a series of preset switches.
Slang: Vulgar.
1. an act or instance of sexual intercourse.
2. a partner in sexual intercourse.
the hump,
1. British Slang. a fit of depression or bad humor:
  to get the hump.
2. (initial capital letter) (in World War II) the Himalayas.

verb (used with object)

to raise (the back) in a hump; hunch:
The cat humped its back.
Railroads. to sort (cars) by means of a hump.
Informal. to exert (oneself ) in a great effort.
Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.
Slang.
1. to place or bear on the back or shoulder.
2. to carry or haul.
3. to load or unload; lift.

verb (used without object)

to rise in a hump.
Informal. to exert oneself; hustle or hurry.
Slang: Vulgar. to engage in sexual intercourse.

hump

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noun

a rounded protuberance or projection, as of earth, sand, etc
pathol a rounded deformity of the back in persons with kyphosis, consisting of a convex spinal curvature
a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or related animal
the hump informal.
a fit of depression or sulking (esp in the phrase it gives me the hump )
over the hump
past the largest or most difficult portion of work, time, etc

verb

to form or become a hump; hunch; arch
slang.
tr to carry or heave
slang.
to have sexual intercourse with (someone)
hump one's swag informal.
(of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hump¹

First recorded in 1700–10; probably abstracted from humpbacked; akin to Frisian hompe “lump, chunk,” Dutch homp “lump, chunk,” Middle Low German hump “b�ܳ��,” Norwegian dialect hupp, hump “flank (of an animal),” or Low German humpel, hümpel “height, knob, hump (of a camel)”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hump¹

C18: probably from earlier humpbacked

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Idioms and Phrases

over the hump, past the most difficult, time-consuming, or dangerous part or period:
The doctor says she's over the hump now and should improve steadily.

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“It’s a little bit of a relief we got over the hump,” third baseman Max Muncy said of the club’s second title in five years and first in a full season since 1988.

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Or maybe the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens will finally get over the hump.

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Until he gets over the hump, Herbert’s lack of postseason success is the ultimate hurdle before he cracks the top echelon of quarterbacks.

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They were gifted the 12th hole by Schauffele who had attempted to chip over a hump on the green but only succeeded in knocking his ball off the putting surface.

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Her portrayal of an aging aerobic television personality in the body-horror satire "The Substance" finally got her over the hump.

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