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Definition of humped - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
animalhaving a hump or humps on the back
- The camel is a humped animal.
2.
shapehaving a rounded raised back or part
- The humped camel walked slowly across the desert..
Expressions with humped
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having two distinct humps
The double-humped camel stood tall in the desert..
having one hump on the back
The single-humped camel is adapted to desert life.
having two distinct humps
The two-humped camel is native to Central Asia..
having a single hump on the back
The one-humped camel is common in the Arabian desert..
Origin of humped
Old English, hump (lump)
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Examples of humped in a sentence
Humped cattle are common in this region. The humped bridge was difficult to cross. The humped whale surfaced near the boat.
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- French:bossu, voûté, ...
- German:bucklig, ...
- Italian:gobbo, ...
- Spanish:jorobado, ...
- Portuguese:corcunda, encurvado, ...
- Chinese:驼背的, 驼峰状的, ...
- Japanese:こぶのある, 盛り上がった, ...
- Arabic:ذو سَنام, مُحْدَب, ...
- Hebrew:דַּבְשְׁתָן, גִּבְנוֹנִי, ...
- Russian:горбатый, ...
- Ukrainian:горбатий, вигнутий, ...
- Hindi:कूबड़ वाला, उभरा हुआ, ...
Definition of hump - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
camelrounded mass on a camel's back
- The camel's hump stores fat.
2.
traffic controlUK speed bump on a roadUK
- Slow down for the hump ahead.
3.
spinal conditionrounded deformity of the back
- The old man had a noticeable hump.
4.
landformRare small hill or raised areaRare
- We climbed over the grassy hump.
Verb
1.
carry heavilytr. carry something heavy with difficultytr.
- He humped his backpack up the hill..
2.
- They were caught humping in the park.
3.
shapestr. Rare bend something into a rounded bump shapetr. Rare
- He humped the metal into a curve.
4.
rail transporttr. TECH. UK push freight cars over a raised track sectiontr. TECH. UK
- The workers humped the freight cars efficiently.
Images of hump
rounded mass on a camel's back 
speed bump on a road 
small hill or raised area
Expressions with hump
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past the hardest part of a task
We are finally over the hump with this project.
work very hard to achieve something
She had to bust her hump to finish the project on time.
become annoyed or sulky about something
He got the hump when they left him out.
make someone feel annoyed or grumpy
That comment really gave him the hump.
informal term for Wednesday
I can't wait for hump day to be over.
feel annoyed or in a bad mood
She has the hump because we started without her.
raised area across a road to slow traffic
The city installed a speed hump near the school to ensure children's safety.
raised area on road to slow traffic
The car slowed down for the road hump.
have passed the most difficult part
After months of hard work, we are finally over the hump.
curve the back upward like a hump
The cat began to hump its back when it was scared.
abnormal spine curve from osteoporosis in older adults
Her dowager's hump developed due to severe osteoporosis.
Origin of hump
English, hump (protuberance)
Examples of hump in a sentence
During the journey, the camel's hump was a vital resource. The car jolted over the hump. Cyclists should be cautious of the hump. The camel's hump stores fat. He developed a hump after years of poor posture. The road curved around a rocky hump.
A lone tree stood on the sandy hump. They humped the furniture up the narrow stairs. Workers humped the heavy equipment across the site. They were humping in the backseat of the car. The couple was humping under the stars. She humped the clay into a dome shape. The artist humped the fabric for the sculpture. They humped the wagons to the other side. The crew humped the cars up the incline.
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- French:bosse, se coltiner, ...
- German:Höcker, schleppen, ...
- Italian:gobba, trasportare con fatica, ...
- Spanish:joroba, cargar, ...
- Portuguese:corcova, arrastar, ...
- Chinese:驼峰, 费力地背, ...
- Japanese:こぶ, 運ぶ, ...
- Arabic:سَنام, جرجرَ, ...
- Hebrew:דַּבֶּשֶׁת, לִסְחוֹב, ...
- Russian:горб, тащить, ...
- Ukrainian:горб, тягнути, ...
- Hindi:कूबड़, ढोना, ...
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