hump
To bend something into a humpTo bend something into a hump.
» This job gives me the hump.
Diese Arbeit zieht mich runter. — Tamy
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8 senses(transitive)To bend something into a hump.
(ambitransitive)To carry (something), especially with some exertion.
To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.
(ambitransitive, slang, vulgar)To dry-hump.
Stop humping the table, you sicko.
(ambitransitive, slang, vulgar)To have sex (with).
bumsen, vögeln, poppen
тра́хатьtráxatʹ, трахатьсяtraxatʹsja
have sexual intercourse with
(US, dated, slang)To exert oneself; to make an effort.
(dated, slang)To vex or annoy.
To shunt wagons / freight cars over the hump in a hump yard.
(UK, obsolete, slang, transitive)To botch or spoil.
Examples
37 sentencesThis job gives me the hump.
deDiese Arbeit zieht mich runter. — Tamy
The camel doesn't notice its hump.
The camel doesn't realize its hump.
Camels have either one or two humps.
deKamele haben entweder einen oder zwei Höcker. — al_ex_an_der
Yanni wants to fix his neck hump.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Probably borrowed from Dutch homp (“hump, lump”) or Middle Low German hump (“heap, hill, sProbably borrowed from Dutch homp (“hump, lump”) or Middle Low German hump (“heap, hill, stump”), from Old Saxon *hump (“hill, heap, thick piece”), from Proto-Germanic *humpaz (“hip, height”), from Proto-Indo-European *kumb- (“curved”). Compare Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb-, *ḱewb- (unnasalised root), and English hub (a softened variant without nasal?).
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Forms
humps, humping, humped, humpedSynonyms
38 synonyms- round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward:hunchhunch forwardhunch over
- have sexual intercourse with:sleep togetherroll in the haylovemake outmake lovesleep withhave sexknow
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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