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bust one's hump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
bust one's hump
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

busts one's hump (present, singular) busting one's hump (participle, present) busted one's hump (participle, past) busted one's hump (past)

Questions

What does bust one's hump mean?
To work very hard; to put in strenuous effort.

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