Hump
[hʌmp]
Definition
(n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
(n.) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.
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Definition
n. a lump or hunch upon the back.—v.t. to bend in a hump: (U.S. slang) to prepare for a great exertion: (slang) to vex or annoy.—v.i. to put forth effort.—n. Hump′back a back with a hump or hunch: a person with a humpback.—adjs. Hump′backed having a humpback; Humped having a hump on the back; Hump′y full of humps or protuberances.
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Examples
- There'll be Murder the matter, too,' replied the hump-backed man, coolly, 'if you don't take your hands off. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Well, she drew a picture of Mr. Davis, with a monstrous nose and a hump, and the words, 'Young ladies, my eye is upon you! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mrs.--what's the name of them wild beasts with humps, old chap? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The unsightly cracks and humps in cement floors are sometimes due to the expansion resulting from heat (Fig. 5). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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