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• over the hump — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; past the crisis; out of danger. * /Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now./ * /John was very sick after his accident, hut he s over the hump./ * /When Mr. Smith was out of work it …   Dictionary of American idioms

• over the hump — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; past the crisis; out of danger. * /Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now./ * /John was very sick after his accident, hut he s over the hump./ * /When Mr. Smith was out of work it …   Dictionary of American idioms

• over the hump — 1. mod. drug intoxicated. □ Bart is over the hump now. He is stoned. □ This stuff makes you sick at first. Then suddenly you are over the hump and floating. □ Things should be easy from now on. We are over the hump. □ When you get over the hump,… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• over the hump — past the most difficult or dangerous part of something. I hope power companies will have enough electricity to get over the hump of seasonal demand. The other team got off to a big lead at the start, and we just couldn t quite get over the hump …   New idioms dictionary

• over the hump — (informal) Past the crisis or difficulty • • • Main Entry: ↑hump * * * over the worst or most difficult part of something * * * over the hump informal : past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job) A few more months of… …   Useful english dictionary

• hump — ► NOUN 1) a rounded protuberance found on the back of a camel or other animal or as an abnormality on a person s back. 2) a rounded raised mass of earth or land. ► VERB 1) informal lift or carry with difficulty. 2) make hump shaped. 3) vulgar… …   English terms dictionary

• hump — [[t]hʌ̱mp[/t]] humps, humping, humped 1) N COUNT A hump is a small hill or raised area. The path goes over a large hump by a tree before running near a road. Syn: mound 2) N COUNT A camel s hump is the large lump on its back. Camels rebuild fat… …   English dictionary

• hump — humper, n. humpless, adj. /hump/, n. 1. a rounded protuberance, esp. a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison. 2. Physical Geog …   Universalium

• hump — 1 noun 1 (C) a large round shape that rises above the surface of the ground or a surface: I could just make out the hump of a hill in the distance. 2 (C) one of the two raised parts on the back of a camel 3 (C) a raised part on someone s back… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hump — /hʌmp / (say hump) noun 1. a rounded protuberance, especially on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals such as the camel and bison. 2. a low, rounded rise of ground;… …  

• hump — hump1 [hʌmp] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch homp or Low German humpe] 1.) a large round shape that rises above the surface of something ▪ the hump of a hill 2.) speed/traffic humps BrE a series of humps in the road, designed to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English