Read full poem →All wiry arms and legs that spread out wavy
From a humped body nigh as big's a biscuit.
But work! that man could work, especially
Dictionary Entry
To bend something into a hump.
Origin
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Common Phrases
back humpedcamel humpedcattle humpedbull humpedover humped. humpedhumped backhumped slightly
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Poetry examples for “humped”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Tripping, he grabbed the wall; saw some one lie
Humped at his feet, half-hidden by a rug,
And stooped to give the sleeper's arm a tug.
Read full poem →Gathered far distant, over Himavant.
The jungle crouched, humped in silence.
Then spoke the thunder