Hump and bump
verb phrase
To work hard and progress or propel haltingly: He says it costs him $10,000 a month to hump and bump his business along (1970s+)
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[huhmp-bak] /ˈhʌmpˌbæk/ noun 1. a back that is humped in a convex position. 2. . 3. the . /ˈhʌmpˌbæk/ noun 1. another word for hunchback 2. Also called humpback whale. a large whalebone whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, closely related and similar to the rorquals but with a humped back and long flippers: family Balaenopteridae 3. a […]
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[huhmp-bakt] /ˈhʌmpˌbækt/ adjective 1. having a hump on the back.
- Humpback-salmon
noun 1. a pink salmon inhabiting North Pacific waters: so-called because of the hump that appears behind the head of the male when it is ready for spawning.
- Humpback-whale
noun 1. a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
- Hump day
noun 1. (informal) the middle day of the working week, usually Wednesday noun the middle of the workweek, usu. Wednesday Examples We’re on the other side of hump day, with the weekend in sight. Word Origin 1965; seen as the hill to get over to the weekend noun The middle of the workweek, usually Wednesday, […]