Definition of Hump

1. Noun. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. "The bony excrescence between its horns"


2. Verb. Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.
Exact synonyms: Hunch, Hunch Forward, Hunch Over
Generic synonyms: Change Posture
Entails: Bend, Flex
Derivative terms: Hunch

3. Verb. Have sexual intercourse with. "Sam cannot hump Sue "; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

Definition of Hump

1. n. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

2. v. t. To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up.

Definition of Hump

1. to arch into a hump (a rounded protuberance) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Hump

1. 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back. 2. A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale. Origin: Cf. D. Homp a lump, LG. Hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. Heap. Cf. Hunch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hump

humorousnesses
humors
humor aquosus
humor vitreus
humour
humour
humoured
humouring
humourist
humourless
humourlessly
humourous
humours
humous
hump (current term)
hump (current term)
humpback
humpback
humpbacked
humpbacks
humpback whale
humped
humpen
humpens
humper
Humperdinck
humpers
humph
humphed
humphing

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