Definitions

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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“That week off, I think, got him over the hump,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Instead it remains my central case that the “hump” will prove just a bump in the road.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m just here to be another piece to hopefully get over the hump,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I know there are some PRs whose default it is to lean into humour to bridge the scandal and get over the hump."

From BBC

Now it’s just about taking those small steps in all those areas to, I guess, hypothetically push you over the hump.”

From Los Angeles Times