·noun A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.
II. Hump ·noun A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
III. Hump ·add. ·vt To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to Hunch;
— often with up.
IV. Hump ·add. ·vt To put or carry on the (humped) back; to Shoulder; hence, to carry, in general.
V. Hump ·add. ·vt To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to Exert;
— usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself.