Hump

A protuberance or raised area, especially on a person's back (a physical hump) or a ridge on a camel or other animal. Figuratively, it can refer to a difficult or tedious period, a burden, or an act of sexual intercourse. In colloquial usage, "hump" can also mean to carry something heavy or to be in a hurry. The context greatly dictates the specific meaning. Furthermore, 'hump' can describe the act of 'mounting' something.

Hump meaning with examples

The camel's prominent hump served as a storage depot for fat, enabling it to survive long desert journeys. His backpack created a noticeable hump on his back as he climbed the mountain. The artist sculpted a series of humps to symbolize the fluctuating economic landscape. I felt the annoying hump of this responsibility every day.
After years of a sedentary lifestyle, he developed a slight hump in his posture. The old road had a nasty hump where the asphalt had cracked and separated. This hump that I have created with work is getting the best of me and making me crazy. My sister's dog got a hump in his back when he was a puppy, now he can run around with no limitations.
Navigating the stock market felt like climbing a mountain with endless humps and valleys. Dealing with the frustrating bureaucracy felt like another annoying hump to get over. I felt the hump of my career when I was struggling. It was one more hump to overcome. Overcoming it, it lead me to an even greater life.
He struggled to hump the heavy boxes up the stairs. Trying to hump all the projects to the end of the year will make me insane! Please hump this box into the other room for me. If you want to get this done then you are going to have to hump it. My friend and I humped around town all day looking for the store.
The hiker took a break after feeling the hump of his heavy pack. After all this time, the hump is getting better and my muscles are getting stronger. There seems to be a slight hump in the road so be careful. I think this is the last hump for the day. The only hump I have to get over is this traffic.

Hump Synonyms

bulge bump burden carry difficulty effort haul knob knoll mate mound mount protuberance ridge struggle swelling

Hump Antonyms

depression ease flatness relieve separate smoothness unburden valley

Hump Crossword Answers

3 Letters

BED EFF JUT

4 Letters

BANG BONK DOIT FUCK JAZZ KNOW LOVE BUMP CART

5 Letters

SCREW BULGE HUNCH MOUND

7 Letters

GETITON GETLAID HAVESEX LIEWITH MAKEOUT HILLOCK

8 Letters

MAKELOVE SWELLING

9 Letters

HAVEITOFF SLEEPWITH EXTRUSION GIBBOSITY HUNCHOVER

10 Letters

BEINTIMATE HAVEITAWAY PROMINENCE PROTRUSION

11 Letters

HAVEAGOATIT EXCRESCENCE GIBBOUSNESS

12 Letters

ROLLINTHEHAY PROTUBERANCE HUNCHFORWARD

13 Letters

SLEEPTOGETHER

15 Letters

HAVEINTERCOURSE