hump
1. hump \'h*mp\ n [akin to MLG hump bump, L incumbere to lie down, Gk
kymbe-] bowl, OE hype hip 1: a rounded protuberance : as 1a: HUMPBACK 1b:
a fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal 1c1: MOUND, HUMMOCK 1c2:
MOUNTAIN, RANGE {Himalayan ~} Brit 2: a fit of depression or sulking 3:
a difficult, trying, or critical phase - often used in the phrase o ver the
hump
2. hump vt 1: to exert (oneself) vigorously 2: to make humpbacked : HUNCH
chiefly Brit 3: to put or carry on the back; also : TRANSPORT 1: to exert
oneself : HUSTLE 2: to move swiftly : RACE