the hump
noun
British, informal
: a state in which one is angry or upset
She gets the hump when she loses.
Losing gives her the hump.
Examples of the hump in a Sentence
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Luckily, the hump is a good alignment point for mods, which all have a circle cut-out that goes around the lens.
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David Pierce, WIRED, 19 July 2016
After the animal’s discovery, scientists temporarily defrosted it before taking samples of the fur, skin and the hump for testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
That much room under the first tier of the luxury tax threshold gives them space to make the kind of splash the Cubs need to push past the hump they’ve been stuck on the last two seasons.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Next, as soon as the hump is formed, crews are instructed to immediately put down temporary reflective tape until crews can add permanent markings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
There was no mistaking the hump on its back, the broad face and the guard hairs.
—Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
This ocean dweller, which is often called a camel cowfish because of the hump on its dorsal keel, has a robust exoskeleton to protect it against the pressure of the deep sea.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2022
There was some excitement among the crew at the northern Ohio rail yard when the hump reopened.
—Esther Fung, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
Male bison can be as tall as 6.5 feet at the hump and weigh up to 2,400 pounds, says the zoo.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
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David Pierce, WIRED, 19 July 2016
After the animal’s discovery, scientists temporarily defrosted it before taking samples of the fur, skin and the hump for testing.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
That much room under the first tier of the luxury tax threshold gives them space to make the kind of splash the Cubs need to push past the hump they’ve been stuck on the last two seasons.
—Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Next, as soon as the hump is formed, crews are instructed to immediately put down temporary reflective tape until crews can add permanent markings.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
There was no mistaking the hump on its back, the broad face and the guard hairs.
—Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
This ocean dweller, which is often called a camel cowfish because of the hump on its dorsal keel, has a robust exoskeleton to protect it against the pressure of the deep sea.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2022
There was some excitement among the crew at the northern Ohio rail yard when the hump reopened.
—Esther Fung, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022
Male bison can be as tall as 6.5 feet at the hump and weigh up to 2,400 pounds, says the zoo.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
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“The hump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hump. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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