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adjective
Synonyms for hump
Synonyms: Noun
grouch, pet, pouts, snit, sulk, sulkiness, sullenness
Synonyms: Verb
bang away, beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work
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Examples of hump in a Sentence
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failing her A-levels has certainly given her the hump a cloud-capped hump straddles the border separating the two countriesVerb
the farmers had to really hump to get the harvest in before the rains the boat was really humping before the motor started to sputter all of a sudden
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From Lewis Smith the upper tributary rivers are muddy, slowing the bite on largemouths, but downlake areas are relatively clear and spotted bass and stripers are biting well on points, humps and ledges. — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, "Friday Fishing Report," 16 Feb. 2018 The flat path lined with desert grass and wildflowers eventually gives way to a mottled beach, then hilly humps, and finally a 650-foot mountain of shifting sand that is soft, deep, and difficult to climb. — Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic, "Seeking silence on a California road trip," 6 Aug. 2019 Last month, Disney re-released the movie with additional footage to get it over the hump. — Oliver Gettell, EW.com, "Avengers: Endgame dethrones Avatar as highest-grossing film in history," 21 July 2019 Purcell was prescribed anti-depressants, which helped him get over the hump to start building a new life in Melbourne. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Wave Racer Blew Up, Then Disappeared. Now, He Breaks His Silence: 'It Came Down to Feelings of Intense Anxiety'," 30 July 2019 Kingwood hasn’t made it to the area round since 2013 and want to get over the hump this season. — Marcus Gutierrez, Houston Chronicle, "Humble ISD Volleyball preview: K-Park looks to defend its state championship," 24 July 2019 Again, that is relatively hump change for the Warriors. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "After first day of NBA free agency, Warriors thinking ahead to 2020-221 season," 1 July 2019 In the distance two small island humps rose from the ocean like a scene from South Pacific. — Stacy Torres, Longreads, "How I Became ‘Rich’," 20 June 2019 The bass should be gathering around offshore humps and bumps, channel bends and points. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, "Lake Erie walleye fishing still rockin’ from Toledo to Conneaut: June 28 Fishing Report," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hump.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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