Definition of hump

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Hump (n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back..

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Thump :: Thump (v. t.) To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound..
Humpback :: Humpback (n.) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis..
Dromedary :: Dromedary (n.) The Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius), having one hump or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two humps..
Bump :: Bump (v. t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall..
Thumper :: Thumper (n.) One who, or that which, thumps..
Zebu :: Zebu (n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff..
Callithumpian :: Callithumpian (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump..
Hump-shouldered :: Hump-shouldered (a.) Having high, hunched shoulders..
Notodontian :: Notodontian (n.) Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back..
Thumping :: Thumping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thum.
Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
Backed :: Backed (a.) Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed; hump-backed..
Lord :: Lord (n.) A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively.
Sangu :: Sangu (n.) The Abyssinian ox (Bos / Bibos, Africanus), noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its back..
Polt :: Polt (n.) A blow or thump.
Humph :: Humph (interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc..
Knappy :: Knappy (a.) Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby.
Hunch :: Hunch (n.) A hump; a protuberance.
Bump :: Bump (n.) A thump; a heavy blow.
Gibbose :: Gibbose (a.) Humped; protuberant; -- said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations.
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