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Noun
A rounded protuberance found on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on the back of a person
“They have a slender body with a low dorsal hump and no dorsal fin.”
Noun
An elevation of land higher than a hill
“… a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countries.”
Noun
An area of high ground
“… the grassy hump at the center of the park is a popular sledding spot during the winter.”
Noun
Verb
Make hump-shaped
“Without further pause and again in silence, I hump my body up over the rock.”
Verb
To devote serious and sustained effort
“… the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains.”
Verb
To proceed or move quickly
“… the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden.”
Verb
“Removals took one full day moving to and fro between the two houses with my two sons helping to hump the heavy stuff into and out of the van.”
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