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hump

noun verb

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
H
Ends with
P
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

    “The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

verb

  1. Have sexual intercourse with

    “Adam knew Eve”

verb

  1. Round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

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Example Sentences

The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
The hump of a camel
He stood on the rocky prominence
The occipital protuberance was well developed
The bony excrescence between its horns
Adam knew Eve
Were you ever intimate with this man?

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