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(), n.[Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. Hunch.] 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back. 2. (Zol.) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale. Hump (), v. t. 1. To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up. The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes. T. Roosevelt. 2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general. [Slang, Australia] Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush. C. L. Money. 3. To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; -- usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself. [Slang, U. S.] A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow. McClure's Mag. スポンサード リンク
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