English Dictionary: Hump | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hump \Hump\, v. t. 1. To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up. The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes. --T. Roosvelt. 2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general. [Slang, Australia] Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush. --C. L. Money. 3. To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; -- usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself. [Slang, U. S.] A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow. --McClure's Mag. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hump \Hump\, n. [Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. {Hunch}.] 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale. |