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get one's hump up

get one's hump up verb: to become angry or sullen.

Verb

get one's hump up (third-person singular simple present gets one's hump up, present participle getting one's hump up, simple past got one's hump up, past participle got one's hump up or gotten one's hump up)

  1. (archaic, slang) To become angry or sullen.

Forms of get one's hump up

third-person singular presentgets one's hump up
present participlegetting one's hump up
pastgot one's hump up
past participlegot one's hump up
past participlegotten one's hump up

Questions about get one's hump up

What does get one's hump up mean?
Get one's hump up means to become angry or sullen.
What part of speech is get one's hump up?
Get one's hump up is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one's hump up?
The past tense of get one's hump up is got one's hump up.

Words near get one's hump up in the dictionary

  1. get one's head together
  2. get one's hole
  3. get one's hooks into
  4. get one's hopes up
  5. get one's house in order
  6. get one's hump up
  7. get one's jollies
  8. get one's juices flowing
  9. get one's kicks
  10. get one's kit off
  11. get one's knickers in a knot

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