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Word: Hump
Speech Type: Noun
early 18th century: probably related to Low German humpe ‘hump’, also to Dutch homp, Low German humpe ‘lump, hunk (of bread)’
hʌmp
a rounded raised mass of earth or land
Short Definition:rounded raised mass of earth
Examples:- they sat on a hump of cropped grass
a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on the back of a person
Short Definition:rounded protuberance on camel's back
Examples:- his back rose into a kind of hump at the base of the spine
Word: Hump
Speech Type: Verb
hʌmp
carry (a heavy object) with difficulty
Short Definition:carry heavy object
Examples:- he continued to hump cases up and down the hotel corridor
make hump-shaped
Short Definition:make hump-shaped
Examples:- he turned and humped his body to avoid a rope
have sex with.
Short Definition:have sex with
go away.
Short Definition:go away
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