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have one's hump up

have one's hump up verb: to be angry or sullen.

Verb

have one's hump up (third-person singular simple present has one's hump up, present participle having one's hump up, simple past and past participle had one's hump up)

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

Forms of have one's hump up

third-person singular presenthas one's hump up
present participlehaving one's hump up
past participlehad one's hump up
pasthad one's hump up

Questions about have one's hump up

What does have one's hump up mean?
Have one's hump up means to be angry or sullen.
What part of speech is have one's hump up?
Have one's hump up is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's hump up?
The past tense of have one's hump up is had one's hump up.

Words near have one's hump up in the dictionary

  1. have one's heart in
  2. have one's heart in one's boots
  3. have one's heart in the right place
  4. have one's heart set on
  5. have one's heart set upon
  6. have one's hump up
  7. have one's mind about one
  8. have one's moments
  9. have one's moons
  10. have one's name in the Gazette
  11. have one's name on

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