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What is another word for hump?

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Noun

A rounded protuberance, especially if found on the back of an animal or person

A naturally raised area of land

A mountain or hill

A fit of sulking or ill humor

Hindrance to speeding

The quality or characteristic of being uneven

Feelings of severe despondency and dejection

A shape resembling an arch

To curl or curve (into a hump shape)

To carry (a heavy object) with difficulty

To apply great and continuous effort

To move or progress with great haste

To engage in carnal activity

To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

To pull or drag along through the application of steady force

To push suddenly or violently in a specified direction

To lift upwards or vertically

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Noun

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A rounded protuberance, especially if found on the back of an animal or person

tumour^UK

tumor^US

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

edema^US

edoema^UK

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“They have a slender body with a low dorsal hump and no dorsal fin.”

Noun

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A naturally raised area of land

distance above the sea

distance above the ground

height above sea level

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“The wheels of the jeep jerked over a large hump in the road.”

Noun

A mountain or hill

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“He sees the mountain as a great, black, boggy, cloud-capped hump rising from the sea.”

Noun

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A fit of sulking or ill humor

hemorrhage^US

haemorrhage^UK

furor^US

furore^UK

offence^UK

offense^US

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“Her continued stare gave me the hump, and I snapped.”

Noun

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Hindrance to speeding

traffic calming measure

Noun

The quality or characteristic of being uneven

Noun

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Feelings of severe despondency and dejection

vapours^UK

vapors^US

endogenous depression

postpartum depression

spectre^UK

specter^US

chip on your shoulder

looking on the black side

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Noun

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A shape resembling an arch

inflexion^UK

inflection^US

disc^UK

disk^US

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Verb

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To curl or curve (into a hump shape)

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

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“Without further pause and again in silence, I hump my body up over the rock.”

Verb

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To carry (a heavy object) with difficulty

“My two sons helped to hump the heavy stuff into and out of the van.”

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To apply great and continuous effort

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

plod

travail

labor^US

labour^UK

grub

moil

strain

plough^UK

plow^US

work your fingers to the bone

keep your nose to the grindstone

work oneself to the bone

pour it on

exert yourself

pull out all the stops

give something one's all

make an all-out effort

give it your best shot

burn the candle at both ends

put one's back into something

make a supreme effort

push oneself to the limit

try very hard

go all out for

spare no effort

drive oneself to the limit

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

move heaven and earth

leave no stone unturned

fight your way

make a run at

put one's back into it

use some elbow grease

work hard to

drive oneself

give something one's best shot

have one's nose to grindstone

get your act together

roll up one's sleeves

shape up

pull up one's socks

put up a fight against

go the whole nine yards

work one's socks off on

put effort into something

put one's shoulder to the wheel

make one's way with difficulty

proceed with difficulty

bite off more than you can chew

wear oneself to a shadow

overload oneself

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

push oneself too hard

overtax one's strength

strain yourself

overtire yourself

overstrain yourself

drive oneself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

burn the midnight oil

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

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“They really had to hump to get the machinery back in service.”

Verb

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To move or progress with great haste

go like a bat out of hell

plough^UK

plow^US

go like greased lightning

go at breakneck speed

move like greased lightning

put on a burst of speed

show a clean pair of heels

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Verb

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To engage in carnal activity

have sexual intercourse

know someone in the biblical sense

have sexual relations

get laid

roll in the hay

do the business with

have sexual intercourse with

get it on with

make love with

have intimate relations

lie

have fun

boink

have amorous relations with

engage in heavy petting

kiss and cuddle

French kiss

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To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

steam up

stick in one's craw

try your patience

set one's teeth on edge

ruffle one's feathers

rub you up the wrong way

put someone's nose out of joint

drive you up the wall

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

be on the back of

rattle someone's cage

get up someone's nose

agonize^US

agonise^UK

appal^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

appall^US

victimize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

terrorize^US

victimise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

terrorise^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

scandalize^US

satirize^US

be a thorn in someone's flesh

scandalise^UK

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

be a pain in the neck

give the business

sledge

be a thorn in someone's side

make somebody's blood boil

put someone off their stroke

satirise^UK

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

criticize^US

rattle someone's chain

pressurize^US

breath down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

criticise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

inflict anguish on

be like a red rag to a bull

push someon's buttons

set someone's teeth on edge

drive you to distraction

get on someone's back

thumb nose at

mess with someone's head

sweat out

weigh heavily on one's mind

be a great weight on

make someone scratch their head

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

weigh heavily on someone's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

impose on

drive you off your head

drive you out of your mind

get on someone's case

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

tread on someone's toes

disorientate

take aback

have had enough

exhaust someone's patience

make severe demands on

eat away at one's mind

put someone off their stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

take the wind out of your sails

make self-conscious

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

deflate

humble

lose the affection of

cause someone to lose their composure

get one's comeuppance

make someone eat humble pie

rule with an iron hand

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to their knees

to make matters worse

go from bad to worse

rub salt in the wounds

feed the fire

add fuel to the flames

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Verb

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To pull or drag along through the application of steady force

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

syphon^UK

siphon^US

canalize^US

canalise^UK

marshal^UK

marshall^US

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To push suddenly or violently in a specified direction

plough^UK

plow^US

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Verb

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To lift upwards or vertically

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