humped
/hʌmpt/
humped is the past participle of hump.
Meaning of hump
Verb
hump (third-person singular simple present humps, present participle humping, simple past and past participle humped)
- To bend something into a hump.
- The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes.1885, Theodore Roosevelt, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman
- To carry (something), especially with some exertion.
- For travellers have to carry bags, / And swagmen have to hump their swags / Like bottle-ohs or ragmen.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 14
- Synonyms:
- heft
- To dry-hump.
- Stop humping the table, you sicko.
- To have sex (with).
- Synonyms:
- bang
- To exert oneself; to make an effort.
- Lessons are keeping me humping now, and will probably do so all summer.1917, Hart Crane, letter, in Complete Poems & Selected Letters, Library of America 2006
- To vex or annoy.
- Synonyms:
- bother
Adjective
humped (comparative more humped, superlative most humped)
- Having a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the specified number or type.
- a humped cow, a humped curve, a two-humped camel
Forms of humped
| comparative | more humped |
|---|---|
| superlative | most humped |
Words formed from humped
Phrases with humped
Words that rhyme with humped
Questions about humped
- What does humped mean?
- Humped means having a hump or humps, or, in combination, a hump or humps of the specified number or type.
- What is humped the past participle of?
- Humped is the past participle of hump.
- What part of speech is humped?
- Humped is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce humped?
- Humped is pronounced /hʌmpt/.
Words near humped in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: humped (page history and authors); hump (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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