hump
[ huhmp ]
/ hʌmp /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Idioms about hump
over the hump, past the most difficult, time-consuming, or dangerous part or period: The doctor says she's over the hump now and should improve steadily.
Origin of hump
First recorded in 1700–10; probably abstracted from humpbacked; akin to Frisian hompe “lump, chunk,” Dutch homp “lump, chunk,” Middle Low German hump “bump,” Norwegian dialect hupp, hump “flank (of an animal),” or Low German humpel, hümpel “height, knob, hump (of a camel)”
OTHER WORDS FROM hump
humper, nounhumpless, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for hump
hump
/ (hʌmp) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hump
humplike, adjectiveWord Origin for hump
C18: probably from earlier humpbacked
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hump
hump
see over the hump.
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