hump en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hʌmp/
- [hɐmp]
- (US) audio
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Dutch homp (“hump, lump”) or Middle Low German hump (“heap, hill, stump”), from Old Saxon *hump (“hill, heap, thick piece”), from Proto-Germanic *humpaz (“hip, height”), from Proto-Indo-European *kumb- (“curved”). Compare Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb-, *ḱewb- (unnasalised root), and English hub (a softened variant without nasal?). Cognate with West Frisian hompe (“lump, chunk”), Icelandic huppur (“flank”), Welsh cwm (“a hollow”), Latin incumbō (“to lie down”), Albanian sumbull (“round button, bud”), Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē, “bowl”), Avestan 𐬑𐬎𐬨𐬠𐬀 (xumba, “pot”), Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, “thick end of bone”). Replaced, and perhaps influenced by, Old English crump (“crooked, bent”). More at cramp.
Meanings
- A mound of earth.
- A speed bump or speed hump.
- A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
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A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
Fat, melted down from the hump of the camel, is suggested in an Oriental manual as an aphrodisiac aid.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 54:
- (slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.
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(UK, slang, with the) A bad mood.
Go away! You're giving me the right hump.
She's got the hump with me.
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(slang) A painfully boorish person.
That guy is such a hump!
- A wave that forms in front of an operating hovercraft and impedes progress at low speeds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| humps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
humplike · speed hump · hunk · hump dumpling · humpity · over the hump · hump-backed · Calcutta hump · hump-nosed · have one's hump up · bust one's hump · superhump · hump slug · dowager's hump · shrump · get one's hump up · humpy · hump and dump · humpathon · road hump · humpable · hump yard · humpless · Hampton's hump · buffalo hump · humpback · humpee · hummock · Hampton hump · humpbacked · hump day · humpsore · Harrington hump · lowlands hump-nosed pit viper
Synonyms
humpback (abnormal deformity of the spine) · gibbous (abnormal deformity of the spine) · hunch (abnormal deformity of the spine) · hunchback (abnormal deformity of the spine) · bulge
Translations (212)
vec gòba (deformity of the human back) · lmo gœuba (deformity of the human back) · ko 곱사 (deformity of the human back) · de Hügel (mound of earth) · de Höcker (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · kk бүкір (deformity of the human back) · pt trepada (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · mk грпка (deformity of the human back) · ang hofor (deformity of the human back) · my လပို့ (deformity of the human back) · ru горб (deformity of the human back) · bg хълм (mound of earth) · de Tölpel (slang: painfully boorish person) · grc ὗβος (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · io gibozeso (deformity of the human back) · sl gŕba (deformity of the human back) · es joroba (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fr bosse (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · as কুঁজ (deformity of the human back) · bg гърбица (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · hy կուզ (deformity of the human back) · mi hiwi (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ta கூன் (deformity of the human back) · fi kasa (mound of earth) · ru перепихо́н (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · fi kyttyrä (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · id punuk (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · uk горб (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · bn কুঁজ (deformity of the human back) · hu kinövés (deformity of the human back) · te గూని (deformity of the human back) · nb pukkel (deformity of the human back) · alt ӧркӧш (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ro cocoașă (deformity of the human back) · haw kuapuʻu (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · lo ອອງ (deformity of the human back) · hu domb (mound of earth) · ps بوکام (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ckb کۆپارە (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sw nundu (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · nl bult (deformity of the human back) · pl garb (deformity of the human back) · ast gorrumba (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · it gobba (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · eo ĝibo (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ru горб (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ky бүкүр (deformity of the human back) · uz oʻrkach (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ar حَدَبَة (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sv ligg (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · hu kefélés (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · cmn 駝背 /驼背 (deformity of the human back) · jv wungkuk (deformity of the human back) · hu dugás (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · he גַּבְנוּן (deformity of the human back) · ta கூனல் (deformity of the human back) · fi kyttyrä (bad mood) · ba үркәс (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · nl bochel (deformity of the human back) · ug ئوركەچ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sk hrb (deformity of the human back) · th หนอก (deformity of the human back) · es corcova (deformity of the human back) · km បូក (deformity of the human back) · cmn 駝背 /驼背 (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ms bonggol (deformity of the human back) · fr bosse (mound of earth) · es giba (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ta திமில் (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · pt monte (mound of earth) · de Trottel (slang: painfully boorish person) · ki iguku (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · kk дөңес (deformity of the human back) · fi pano (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · he דַּבֶּשֶׁת (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fr bosse (deformity of the human back) · be горб (deformity of the human back) · kmr kopare (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sv puckel (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · dsb gjarb (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · id bungkuk (deformity of the human back) · nl bult (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · it gobba (deformity of the human back) · hy սապատ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sh humka (mound of earth) · as কুঁজ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · el καμπούρα (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · oc giba (deformity of the human back) · pt mau humor (bad mood) · hi डिल्ला (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · my လပို့ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · de Buckel (deformity of the human back) · fr cafard (bad mood) · vo gobad (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · kmr hawid (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · pt corcunda (deformity of the human back) · fi huono tuuli (bad mood) · it gibbo (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · cmn 駝峰 /驼峰 (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · hi कूबड़ (deformity of the human back) · es polvo (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · ru буго́р (mound of earth) · eo ĝibo (deformity of the human back) · be горб (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · cs hrb (deformity of the human back) · da pukkel (deformity of the human back) · cu гръбъ (deformity of the human back) · pt corcova (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ru холм (mound of earth) · ca gep (deformity of the human back) · lad korkova (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · nb pukkel (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · nn pukkel (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · km បូក (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fr baise (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · lmo göba (deformity of the human back) · tr hörgüç (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · kk өркеш (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · dsb gjarb (deformity of the human back) · cmn 丘陵 (mound of earth) · bni litutu (deformity of the human back) · ang hofor (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · uz bukur (deformity of the human back) · ta மேடு (mound of earth) · ro cocoașă (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · eve бөкчэкун (deformity of the human back) · el τούμπα, μαγούλα (mound of earth) · ar سَنَام (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fi tylsimys (slang: painfully boorish person) · mn бөх (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · scn munzeḍḍu (mound of earth) · es cogida (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · tk örküç (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · ln litutu (deformity of the human back) · hu kedvetlenség (bad mood) · pt montículo (mound of earth) · ta மண்மேடு (mound of earth) · he חֲטוֹטֶרֶת (deformity of the human back) · lt kupra (deformity of the human back) · az donqa (deformity of the human back) · ky өркөч (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fi keko (mound of earth) · hsb horb (deformity of the human back) · mn бөх (deformity of the human back) · sh humak (mound of earth) · ru совокупле́ние (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · hi कूबड़ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sv puckel (deformity of the human back) · sh gȑba (deformity of the human back) · hu dombocska (mound of earth) · it paturnie (bad mood) · ast xepa (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · de Bums (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · scn jimmu (deformity of the human back) · ka კუზი (deformity of the human back) · it bozzo (mound of earth) · tg кӯж (deformity of the human back) · uk горб (deformity of the human back) · az hürgüc (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · cmn 峰 (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · th หนอก (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · bg съвокупление (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · lo ໜອກ (deformity of the human back) · el καμπούρα (deformity of the human back) · ja 瘤 (deformity of the human back) · de Trampel (slang: painfully boorish person) · vi bướu (deformity of the human back) · es joroba (deformity of the human back) · ca banya (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fa گوژ (deformity of the human back) · orv гръбъ (deformity of the human back) · fa کوهان (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · cmn 瘤 (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · bg гъ́рбица (deformity of the human back) · hu púp (deformity of the human back) · as চুট (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · fr sauterie (slang: act of sexual intercourse) · hi कुब्बा (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · bg лошо настроение (bad mood) · ko 곱사등 (deformity of the human back) · sv kulle (mound of earth) · ar سَنَام (deformity of the human back) · ka კუზი (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · lv kupris (deformity of the human back) · mk грб (deformity of the human back) · sh kvrga (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · hsb horb (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · hu púp (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · gld букун (deformity of the human back) · kaw wungkuk (deformity of the human back) · el ύβος (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · cmn 峰 (mound of earth) · ur کوبڑ (deformity of the human back) · ja こぶ (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · la gibbus (deformity of the human back) · fa غوز (deformity of the human back) · pl garb (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · sq gungë (deformity of the human back) · no kulrygg (deformity of the human back) · hu lehangoltság (bad mood) · hu rossz kedv (bad mood) · ml കൂന് (deformity of the human back) · fi kyttyrä (deformity of the human back) · la gibber (deformity of the human back) · kmr milik (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · nn pukkel (deformity of the human back) · sh гр̏ба (deformity of the human back) · hi कोहान (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · tg кӯз (deformity of the human back) · ha tozo (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back) · tr kambur (deformity of the human back) · tt өркәч (rounded fleshy mass as in camel's back)