I. hump 1 /hʌmp/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch homp or Low German humpe ]
1 . [countable] a large round shape that rises above the surface of something:
the hump of a hill
2 . speed/traffic humps British English a series of humps in the road, designed to make traffic slow down
3 .
[countable] a raised part on the back of a ↑ camel
4 . [countable] a raised part on someone’s back that is caused by an unusually curved ↑ spine ⇨ hunchback
5 . be over the hump to have finished the most difficult part of something
6 . give somebody the hump/get the hump British English spoken to make someone feel angry or upset, or to feel angry or upset
II. hump 2 BrE AmE verb informal
1 . [transitive] British English to carry something heavy from one place to another with difficulty SYN heave , lug ⇨ drag
hump something down/along/across etc
I managed to hump the suitcases upstairs.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] not polite to have sex with someone