n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə mp
Function: noun
Etymology: akin to Middle Low German hump bump, Dutch homp lump, chunk, Frisian homp, himp
Date: 1681
1 : a rounded protuberance: as a : HUMPBACK 1 b : a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal (as a camel, bison, or whale) c (1) : MOUND , HUMMOCK (2) : MOUNTAIN , RANGE <the Himalayan hump >
2 British : a fit of depression or sulking
3 : a difficult, trying, or critical phase or obstacle ― often used in the phrase over the hump
– humped adjective