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1hump Listen to audio/ˈhʌmp/ noun
plural humps
[count] 1 : a rounded lump on the surface of something: such as a : a raised, rounded part of a road
a rough road with many humps [=bulges] and bumps
b : a lump on the back of an animal (such as a camel)
c : a lump on the back of a person whose spine is curved in an abnormal way
2 the hump Brit, informal : a state in which you are angry or upset
She gets the hump when she loses. = Losing gives her the hump. [=she becomes angry or upset when she loses]
over the hump
informal : past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job)
A few more months of hard work should be enough to get/put us over the hump on this project.
— humped Listen to audio /ˈhʌmpt/ adjective [more humped; most humped]
a humped back

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