HUMP


Meaning of HUMP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hʌmp ]

( humps, humping, humped)

1.

A hump is a small hill or raised area.

The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road.

= mound

N-COUNT

2.

A camel’s hump is the large lump on its back.

N-COUNT

3.

A hump is a large lump on a person’s back, usually caused by illness or old age.

N-COUNT : oft poss N

4.

If you hump something heavy, you carry it from one place to another with great difficulty. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

Charlie humped his rucksack up the stairs to his flat.

= lug

VERB : V n prep / adv

5.

If someone gets the hump , they get very annoyed about something. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

Fans just get the hump when they lose.

PHRASE : V inflects

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.