hump

Definitions

1. A mound of earth.
2. The Himalayas (a mountain range in Asia), as the challenge for the supply route between India and China.
   historical, slang
3. A diminutive of the male given names Humphrey or Humphry.
4. A speed bump or speed hump.
5. A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
6. A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
7. An act of sexual intercourse.
   slang, vulgar
8. A bad mood.
   British, slang, with-definite-article
9. A painfully boorish person.
   slang
10. A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.

Equivalents

Examples

“Fat, melted down from the hump of the camel, is suggested in an Oriental manual as an aphrodisiac aid.”

“She's got the hump with me.”

“Go away! You're giving me the right hump.”

“That guy is such a hump!”

“The C-47s could not make⟳ it over the Hump with a full load⟳ and full tanks.”

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