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humped

humped
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhmpt]
    • /hʌmpt/
    • /hʌmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhmpt]
    • /hʌmpt/

Definitions of humped word

  • adjective humped having a hump. 1
  • noun humped a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison. 1
  • noun humped Physical Geography. a low, rounded rise of ground; hummock. a mountain or mountain range. 1
  • noun humped Railroads. (in a switchyard) a raised area down which cars pushed to its crest roll by gravity and momentum for automatic sorting through a series of preset switches. 1
  • noun humped Slang: Vulgar. an act or instance of coitus. a partner in coitus. 1
  • noun humped the hump. British Slang. a fit of depression or bad humor: to get the hump. (initial capital letter) (in World War II) the Himalayas. 1

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Origin of humped

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; hump + -ed3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Humped

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

humped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

humped usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for humped

adj humped

  • bowed — Something that is bowed is curved.
  • looped — having or consisting of loops; loopy.
  • rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • arched — An arched roof, window, or doorway is curved at the top.
  • crooked — If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.

verb humped

  • arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
  • bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  • span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
  • form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.

adjective humped

  • curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.
  • bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
  • elliptical — (of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.

Antonyms for humped

adj humped

  • uncaring — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
  • undecided — not decided or determined.
  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.

verb humped

  • compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  • condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
  • shorten — to make short or shorter.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • straighten — make straight

Top questions with humped

  • what is dry humped?

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