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Meaning of 'hump' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hump [ n.]
- A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
- A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.

Meaning of 'hump' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hump [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Example in sentence:
  • he stood on the rocky prominence;
  • the bony excrescence between its horns;
  • the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge;
  • the hump of a camel;
  • the occipital protuberance was well developed
2 . hump [ v]
Meaning (2):
- have sexual intercourse with
Example in sentence:
  • Adam knew Eve;
  • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm;
  • Were you ever intimate with this man?

Nearby Words:

hum human humanate humane humanics humanify humanism humanist humanistic humanitarian

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