hump
[ huhmp ]
/ hʌmp /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for hump
over the hump,
past the most difficult, time-consuming, or dangerous part or period: The doctor says she's over the hump now and should improve steadily.
Origin of hump
First recorded in 1700–10; probably abstracted from
humpbacked
OTHER WORDS FROM hump
hump·er, noun hump·less, adjectiveWords nearby hump
Example sentences from the Web for hump
British Dictionary definitions for hump
hump
/ (hʌmp) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hump
humplike, adjectiveWord Origin for hump
C18: probably from earlier
humpbacked
Idioms and Phrases with hump
hump
see over the hump.