The difference between Hump and Humpback
When used as nouns, hump means a mound of earth, whereas humpback means a humped back.
Hump is also verb with the meaning: to bend something into a hump.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hump and Humpback
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Hump as a noun:
A mound of earth.
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Hump as a noun:
A deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
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Hump as a noun:
A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
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Hump as a noun (slang):
An act of sexual intercourse.
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Hump as a noun (British, slang, with definite article):
A bad mood.
Examples:
"get the hump, have the hump, take the hump, give someone the hump"
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Hump as a noun (slang):
A painfully boorish person.
Examples:
"That guy is such a hump!"
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Hump as a noun:
A speed hump.
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Hump as a verb (transitive):
To bend something into a hump.
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To carry (something), especially with some exertion.
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To dry-hump.
Examples:
"Stop humping the table, you sicko."
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Hump as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To have sex (with).
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Humpback as a noun:
A humped back
Examples:
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Humpback as a noun:
A person with a humpback: hunchback
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Humpback as a noun:
A person who suffers from kyphosis
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Humpback as a noun:
A humpback whale
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Humpback as a noun:
A humpback salmon.