hump
/hʌmp/noun
उच्चारण हम्प
कूबड़ (ऊँट का), डिल्ला
Core word
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[C]
a large lump on the back of a camel or a similar animal
कूबड़ (ऊँट का), डिल्ला
- A camel stores fat in its hump.
- The Indian bull has a large hump above its shoulders.
- The camel can live for days on the fat stored in its hump.
+ 2 more examples
- Zebu cattle are easy to recognise by the hump on their shoulders.
- The rider sat just behind the camel's hump.
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[C]
a large lump on the back of a person, caused by an abnormal curve of the spine
कूबड़ (मनुष्य की पीठ का)
- The old man walked slowly, bent under his hump.
- The old man had a hump and walked with a stick.
- A hump on his back made it hard for him to lie flat.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor said the hump had developed because of a spinal condition.
- The old woman had a slight hump but walked every day.
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[C]
a small hill or a raised part on a road or other surface
टीला, उभार, (सड़क का) स्पीड ब्रेकर
- The car slowed down for the speed hump.
- There was a hump in the middle of the field.
- Slow down, there is a hump in the road ahead.
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- The road had a hump just before the bridge.
- A hump of sand rose in the middle of the dune.
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[T] ~ sth + adv./prep. British, informal
to carry something heavy
(भारी चीज़) ढोना, उठाकर ले जाना
- I had to hump all the boxes up to the third floor.
- The coolies humped sacks of rice on their backs.
- Rahul humped the heavy bag across the platform.
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- We had to hump the water cans up to the roof.
- The porters humped luggage between the train and the taxis.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a hump on sth (noun)
A hump is a rounded lump on the back of an animal such as a camel, or a raised part of a surface. On shows the place.
Hump ऊँट जैसे जानवर की पीठ पर गोल उभार, या सतह का उठा हुआ भाग है। जगह बताने के लिए 'on' आता है।
- A camel stores fat in the hump on its back.
- There is a hump in the road near the school.
hump sth (verb: carry)
Informally, to hump something means to carry a heavy load with effort. It takes a direct object and often an adverb of place.
Informal रूप में 'hump sth' का अर्थ भारी बोझ मेहनत से उठाकर ले जाना है। इसके साथ direct object और प्रायः स्थान का adverb आता है।
- The porters humped the heavy bags up the stairs.
- I had to hump my books all the way to the library.
a hump of sth
Of can name the material that forms a rounded heap.
गोल ढेर बनाने वाले पदार्थ का नाम बताने के लिए 'of' आ सकता है।
- A hump of snow lay against the wall.
- The dough rose into a soft hump.
over the hump (idiom use)
To be over the hump means to have passed the hardest part of a task.
'Be over the hump' का अर्थ किसी काम का सबसे कठिन हिस्सा पार कर लेना है।
- Once the first term was over, Radhika felt she was over the hump.
- We are over the hump with this project.
hump + back/shoulders (verb: curve)
Hump can also mean to bend the back into a curve, as a cat does, usually followed by up or over.
'Hump' का अर्थ पीठ को घुमाकर कमान जैसा बनाना भी है, जैसे बिल्ली करती है; प्रायः इसके बाद 'up' या 'over' आता है।
- The cat humped its back when it saw the dog.
- He humped his shoulders against the rain.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hump
largeroundsmallgrassysnowy
- A small grassy hump marked the old well.
animal + hump
camel'sbison'sbull'szebu'swhale's
- The zebu's hump is clear in Indian cattle.
verb + hump
carryformcrosshaveslow down at
- Slow down at the hump before the school gate.
road hump terms
speed humproad humprubber humppainted humphump ahead
- The speed hump forced the bus driver to slow down.
hump + over/up
hump overhump uphump alonghump aroundhump about
- The porters humped around the station with heavy luggage.
“More examples 6
- The Bactrian camel has two humps, while the Arabian camel has one.
बैक्ट्रियन ऊँट के दो कूबड़ होते हैं, जबकि अरबी ऊँट का एक होता है।
- The car bumped over the hump and the passengers jumped in their seats.
कार उभार पर से उछली और यात्री अपनी सीटों पर उछल पड़े।
- Humping a heavy bag every day left him with a sore back.
हर दिन भारी बैग ढोने से उसकी पीठ में दर्द रहने लगा।
- After the half-yearly exams, Rohan felt he was over the hump.
अर्धवार्षिक परीक्षाओं के बाद रोहन को लगा कि सबसे कठिन दौर निकल गया।
- An old man with a hump on his back sat selling bangles.
पीठ पर कूबड़ वाला एक बुज़ुर्ग चूड़ियाँ बेच रहा था।
- The road over the bridge has a hump, so drive slowly.
पुल के ऊपर की सड़क पर उभार है, इसलिए धीरे चलाएँ।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The camel store water in its hump.
✓ The camel stores fat in its hump.
A third-person singular subject needs a verb with -s; the hump also holds fat, not water.
Third-person singular subject के साथ verb में -s लगता है; साथ ही कूबड़ में वसा होती है, पानी नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all name a rounded raised shape, but in different places.
ये सभी nouns गोल उभरे आकार को बताते हैं, पर अलग-अलग जगहों पर।
A rounded lump on an animal's back or a raised bit of a surface.
जानवर की पीठ का गोल उभार या सतह का उठा हुआ भाग।
- The camel has a hump.
A small raised area on a road or the skin, or a knock.
सड़क या त्वचा पर छोटा उभार, या टक्कर।
- The car went over a bump.
A small hill or heap of earth or stones.
मिट्टी या पत्थरों का छोटा टीला या ढेर।
- A mound of earth marked the site.
¶Idioms 2
be over the hump
to have done the most difficult part of something
सबसे कठिन हिस्सा पार कर लेना
- The project is hard, but we are over the hump now.
- Once the first week of exams was done, she felt she was over the hump.
get/have the hump
to become or be annoyed or in a bad mood
नाराज़ हो जाना, मुँह फुलाना
- He got the hump because nobody asked his opinion.
- She has the hump today, so do not tease her.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The dromedary or Arabian camel has one hump and the Bactrian camel has two humps.
GK के लिए, dromedary या अरबी ऊँट के एक कूबड़ होता है और Bactrian ऊँट के दो कूबड़ होते हैं।