1. a rounded raised area or lump on a surface
2. a large rounded mass on the back of certain animals such as camels

1. to form into a hump or rounded shape
2. to carry or lift something heavy with effort
Usage: informal

Examples

• The camel’s hump stores fat for energy during long desert journeys.
• There was a small hump in the road that made cars bounce.
• The cat arched its back and humped its spine when frightened.
• We had to hump all our camping gear up the mountain trail.
• Speed bumps create humps in the pavement to slow down traffic.
• The bridge has a slight hump in the middle for boats to pass underneath.
• Workers had to hump heavy boxes from the truck to the warehouse.