See Also: hump(1)(dictionary)
hump(medicine)
hump(2)(dictionary)
buffalo hump(medicine)
dowager's hump(medicine)
Hampton hump(medicine)
Hampton's hump(medicine)
Dowager's hump(health)
hump 1, noun(dictionary)
hump 2, verb(dictionary)

hump 2, verb (oh) and only 1, adverb (oh)


hump 2, verb (oh)



2 v informal
[T] BrE to carry something heavy from one place to another with difficulty
-synonym heave heave, lug lug
-see also drag drag hump sth down/along/across etc
ĦĦI managed to hump the suitcases upstairs.
[I and T] not polite to have sex with someone

only 1, adverb (oh)



not more than a particular number, age etc
::Naomi was only 17 when she got married.
::There are only a few cars on the island.
::It's only eight o'clock.
used to say that something or someone is not very important, serious etc
::It was only a joke.
::It's an interesting job, but it's only temporary.
::They're only small cuts, nothing life-threatening.
nothing or no one except a particular person or thing
::Only the president can authorize a nuclear attack.
::We use only the best ingredients.
women/men/residents etc only
::The car park is for staff only.
used to say that something happens or is possible in one particular situation or place and no others, or for one particular reason
::I'll tell you, but only if you don't tell anyone else.
::I ate the Food, but only because I was starving.
::The transfer takes place only when the data is complete.
no earlier than a particular time
only yesterday/last week/recently
::'When did you e-mail her?' 'Only yesterday.'
only then did/would/could etc sb do sth
(=at that moment and not before)
::Only then did she tell him about the attack.
only just
BrE a) a very short time ago ago
::She's only just got up.
b) almost not
-synonym barely barely
::I only just finished my essay in time.
can only hope/wait etc
used to say that it is not possible to do more than hope etc
::We can only hope it won't rain on the day.
I can only think/suppose/assume (that)
spoken used when you are giving a reason for something, to say that you do not know something for certain but think that this is the only possible reason
::I can only assume that it was a mistake.
I only wish/hope
spoken used to express a strong wish or hope
::'What's happening?' 'I only wish I knew.'
if only
spoken used to express a strong wish
::If only he'd call!
you'll only
spoken used to tell someone that what they want to do will have a bad effect
::Don't interfere - you'll only make things worse.
you only have to read/look at/listen to etc sth
spoken used to say that it is easy to know that something is true because you can see or hear things that prove it
::You only have to look at the statistics to see that things are getting worse.
only to
used to say that someone did something, with a disappointing or surprising result
::I arrived only to find that the others had already left.
only too
very
::Prices have risen sharply, as we know only too well.
::Mark was only too happy to agree with her.
-see also not only ... but (also) at not (4), only have eyes for sb at eye 1 (32), for sb's eyes only at eye 1 (25)