hump

[huhmp] / hʌmp /

NOUN

swelling, projection

Synonyms

STRONG

bulge bump convexity dune elevation eminence excrescence gibbosity hill hummock hunch knap knob kyphosis mound prominence protrusion protuberance ridge swell tumescence

WEAK

convexedness knurl

Antonyms

STRONG

depression ditch flat unimportance

Example Sentences

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INDIANAPOLIS—For 37 years, Michigan basketball just couldn’t get over the hump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I don’t know how you get over that hump.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

“If the labor market is weakening, households are more dependent on the entirety of their refund to get them over the hump and allow them to continue their spending patterns,” Martin said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

Or maybe the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens will finally get over the hump.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

Fifteen minutes down the glacier from our tents, their camp was clustered atop a hump of glacial debris.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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