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• Hump — Hump, v. t. 1. To form into a hump; to make hump shaped; to hunch; often with up. The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes. T. Roosvelt. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hump — humper, n. humpless, adj. /hump/, n. 1. a rounded protuberance, esp. a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison. 2. Physical Geog …   Universalium

• hump — /hʌmp / (say hump) noun 1. a rounded protuberance, especially on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals such as the camel and bison. 2. a low, rounded rise of ground;… …  

• hump — n. & v. n. 1 a rounded protuberance on the back of a camel etc., or as an abnormality on a person s back. 2 a rounded raised mass of earth etc. 3 a mound over which railway vehicles are pushed so as to run by gravity to the required place in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• shoulder — Synonyms and related words: Chateaubriand, abutment, accept, advocate, afford support, alpenstock, ankle, arc boutant, arm, arm in arm, articulation, as one, ascender, assault, associate with, assume, athletic supporter, avoid, back, back up,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hump — Synonyms and related words: Everest, Olympus, alp, arch, barrow, bear, bend, bend back, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bolt, boss, bow, bubble, buck, buckle down, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, career, carry, chine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hump-shouldered — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : having a humped shoulder their life preservers making them appear hump shouldered H.D.Skidmore …   Useful english dictionary

• Operation Hump — Part of Vietnam War Date 5 – 8 November 1965 Location South Vietnam, Bien Hoa Result …   Wikipedia

• Cattle judging — is the process of judging a series of cattle and pronouncing a first, second and third place animal based on each animal s qualities. Most cattle judging occurs in show rings at agricultural shows.Judgements on cattle are ultimately based on… …   Wikipedia

• 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (United States) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team caption=173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team shoulder sleeve insignia dates=1917 08 05 ndash; January 1919 1921 06 24 ndash; 1945 09 24 1947 05 12 ndash; 1951 12 01 1963 03 12… …   Wikipedia