noun / verb
hump
HUMP/hʌmp/
A rounded rise above a surrounding surface.
The camel has one rounded hump high on its back.
Etymology
The origin is uncertain, though Dutch homp, “lump,” is a possible source. That proposed connection would link the raised bulge to the image of a rounded lump.
In context
there'll basically be a hump there that the car kind of pulls up onto to access the tele window and then it'll be kind of a hump back down
More examples
- Tree roots create humps in the sidewalk.
- The cat humps its back when it feels threatened.
- Finishing the first draft gets us over the hump.
Forms
hump · humps · humped · humping