over the hump
Past the most challenging part of something.
hump
UK /hʌmp/ US /hʌmp/
noun 5verb 5name 2
Definitions
noun
1
A mound of earth.
2
A speed bump or speed hump.
3
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
4
A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
Fat, melted down from the hump of the camel, is suggested in an Oriental manual as an aphrodisiac aid.
5
An act of sexual intercourse.
verb
1
To bend something into a hump.
The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes.
2
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.
3
To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.
Stop humping the table, you sicko.
4
To rhythmically thrust the pelvis in a manner conducive to sexual intercourse.
5
To exert oneself; to make an effort.
Lessons are keeping me humping now, and will probably do so all summer.
name
1
The Himalayas (a mountain range in Asia), as the challenge for the supply route between India and China.
The C-47s could not make it over the Hump with a full load and full tanks.
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