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, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for hump

British Dictionary definitions for hump

hump
/ (hʌmp) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of hump

humplike, adjective

Word Origin for hump

C18: probably from earlier humpbacked

Idioms and Phrases with hump

hump

see over the hump.