humpback

Meaning

Noun

1. (broadly) A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
2. (figuratively) A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
3. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
4. (derogatory, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
5. A humpback whale.
6. A humpback salmon.

Verb

To hunt humpback whales.

Synonyms

hunchback

humpback whale

kyphosis

hump

crookback

Megaptera novaeangliae

pink

hunch-back

pink salmon

humpback salmon

kyphos

hump-backed whale

humpie

rhachio-kyphosis

hunch-backed whale

grayling

humpbacked

humpy

hunch

hunchbacked

Translations

bossu

jorobado

jubarte

kambur

cyphose

baleine à bosse

mégaptère

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhʌmpbæk/

Etymology

From hump + back.