hump
21hump — n. fit of depression (colloq.) (BE) 1) it gives me the hump ( it depresses me ) worst part (colloq.) 2) over the hump * * * [hʌmp] [ worst part ] (colloq.) over the hump [ fit of depression ] (colloq.) (BE) it gives me the hump ( it depresses me… …
22hump — noun 1》 a rounded raised mass of earth or land. 2》 a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on a person s back. verb 1》 informal, chiefly Brit. carry (a heavy object) with difficulty. 2》 make hump shaped …
23hump — [[t]hʌmp[/t]] n. 1) pat zool. a rounded protuberance, esp. 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 2) geo a) a low, rounded rise of… …
24hump — I. noun Etymology: akin to Middle Low German hump bump, Dutch homp lump, chunk, Frisian homp, himp Date: 1681 1. a rounded protuberance: as a. humpback 1 b. a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (as a camel, bison, or whale) c. (1) mound …
25hump — 1. tv. & in. to copulate [with] someone. (Refers to male arching his back in copulation, as in fornicate. Usually objectionable.) □ The sailor spent his entire leave drinking and humping. 2. n. an act of copulation. (Usually objectionable.) □ The …
26hump — 1. noun /hʌmp/ a) A mound of earth. That guy is such a hump! b) A rounded mass, especially a fleshy mass such as on a camel. Syn …
27hump — A rounded protuberance or bulge. buffalo h. SYN: buffalo type. dowager h. postmenopausal cervical kyphosis of older women due to osteoporosis and compression fractures of vertebra. Hampton h. a juxtapleural pulmonary soft tissue …
28hump — [18] Hump seems to have originated among the Low German dialects of North Germany and the Low Countries – Dutch, for instance, has the probably related homp ‘lump’. It first appeared in English towards the end of the 17th century in the compound… …
29Hump — If you have got the hump it means you are in a mood. If you are having a hump, it means you are having sex. Care is advised when you try using these words for the first time. It could be embarrassing! …
30hump — Verb. 1. To copulate. The word implies a certain insensitive awkwardness, see verb 2. 2. To shift something awkwardly. E.g. We need to hump that big wardrobe up to the attic before the new lodger arrives. Noun. 1. Sexual intercourse. 2. A bad… …
