Hump — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌmp/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈʌmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈʌmp/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈʌmp/.

Examples

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
the hump of a camel
he stood on the rocky prominence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bonk sleep together gibbousness screw fuck hunch forward have a go at it bed make love get laid roll in the hay jazz lie with be intimate bang prominence love swelling have it away bump excrescence eff hunch gibbosity

Parts of Speech

noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
verb	round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
verb	have sexual intercourse with “This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”

Word Forms

bulgy	adjective	curving outward
bulge	verb	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
hump	verb	round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
gibbous	adjective	characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
protuberant	adjective	curving outward
protuberate	verb	cause to bulge out or project
protrude	verb	bulge outward
excrescent	adjective	forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
hunch	noun	the act of bending yourself into a humped position
hump	noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
love	noun	sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
lover	noun	a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
screw	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
screwing	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
fucker	noun	someone who engages in sexual intercourse
fucking	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
fuck	noun	slang for sexual intercourse
bed	noun	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Buckel

etwas, das sich ausbaucht oder hervorsteht oder aus der Umgebung herausragt

🇫🇷French

bosse

quelque chose qui dépasse, qui fait saillie ou qui dépasse de son environnement

🇪🇸Spanish

joroba

algo que sobresale o es protuberante o se proyecta desde su entorno

🇮🇹Italian

gobba

qualcosa che sporge o è sporgente o sporge dall'ambiente circostante

🇳🇱Dutch

bult

iets dat uitpuilt of uitsteekt of uit de omgeving steekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

corcunda

algo que se projeta ou é protuberante ou se projeta do seu entorno

🇷🇺Russian

горб

что-то выпирающее, выступающее или выступающее из окружающей среды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कूबड़

कोई ऐसी चीज़ जो बाहर निकली हुई हो या उभरी हुई हो या अपने आस-पास से निकली हुई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কুঁজ

কিছু যে আউট bulges বা protuberant বা তার চারপাশ থেকে প্রকল্প

🇮🇳Tamil

கூம்பு

அதன் சுற்றுப்புறங்களில் இருந்து வெளியேறும் அல்லது சுருங்கும் அல்லது திட்டவட்டமான ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

మూపురం

దాని చుట్టుపక్కల నుండి ఉబ్బిన లేదా పొడుచుకు వచ్చే లేదా ప్రాజెక్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

कुबड

बाहेर फुगवटा किंवा protuberant किंवा त्याच्या आसपासच्या प्रकल्प

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખૂંધ

કંઈક કે જે બહાર નીકળે છે અથવા પ્રોટ્યુબરન્ટ છે અથવા તેની આસપાસના પ્રોજેક્ટ્સ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೂನು

ಉಬ್ಬುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೋಟ್ಯೂಬರಂಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹമ്പ്

ചുറ്റുപാടിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്നതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രോട്ട്യൂബറൻ്റ് ആയതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਪ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کوبڑ

ایسی چیز جو باہر نکلتی ہے یا پھیلتی ہے یا اس کے گردونواح سے پروجیکٹ کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驼峰

从周围环境中凸出、突出或突出的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

こぶ

膨らんだもの、隆起したもの、または周囲から突き出たもの

🇰🇷Korean

혹

튀어나오거나 튀어나오거나 주변에서 튀어나온 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái bướu

một cái gì đó phình ra hoặc nhô ra hoặc các dự án từ môi trường xung quanh nó

🇹🇭Thai

โคก

สิ่งที่ยื่นออกมาหรือยื่นออกมาหรือยื่นออกมาจากบริเวณโดยรอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

punuk

sesuatu yang menonjol atau menonjol atau menonjol dari lingkungannya

🇵🇭Filipino

umbok

isang bagay na umuumbok o nakausli o mga proyekto mula sa paligid nito

🇲🇾Malay

bonggol

sesuatu yang membonjol keluar atau menonjol atau menonjol dari persekitarannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سنام

شيء ينتفخ أو ناتئ أو يخرج من محيطه

🇮🇷Persian

قوز

چیزی که بیرون زده یا برآمده است یا از اطراف بیرون می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

kambur

dışarı doğru çıkıntı yapan veya çevresinden çıkıntı yapan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַבנוּן

משהו שבולט החוצה או בולט או מקרין מסביבתו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hump'?

The primary meaning of 'hump' is 'something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings'.

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Using 'hump' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hump' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hump' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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