Definitions

hump

[huhmp] / hʌmp /

NOUN

swelling, projection

Synonyms

STRONG

bulge bump convexity dune elevation eminence excrescence gibbosity hill hummock hunch knap knob kyphosis mound prominence protrusion protuberance ridge swell tumescence

WEAK

convexedness knurl

Antonyms

STRONG

depression ditch flat unimportance

Example Sentences

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The Clippers, meanwhile, are still trying to get over the hump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

One of the crocodile's most unusual features was a prominent hump located in the middle of its snout.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—For 37 years, Michigan basketball just couldn’t get over the hump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"I know there are some PRs whose default it is to lean into humour to bridge the scandal and get over the hump."

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

“The emperors used to eat the peaked hump of purple dromedaries,” she would say.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston