Definitions

rump

[ruhmp] / rʌmp /

NOUN

bottom, posterior of animal or human

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backside

STRONG

back behind breech bum butt buttocks can croup duff fanny haunches hindquarters keister prat rear sacrum seat tail tush

WEAK

butt end derriere hind end rear end tail end

Example Sentences

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"We get really nice fruit and veg in, biscuits - last week we had some really nice rump steak which went down a storm."

From BBC

He had just separated the new Muslim state of Pakistan from the now-independent rump of largely Hindu India.

From The Wall Street Journal

I land, rump first, on what appears to be a gilded box owned by a pinch-faced peacock of a woman.

From Literature

He slapped Elwood on the rump, and the black Friesian took off into the woods, away from the fire.

From Literature

Finally, with one lurch forward, my rump escapes the rock, and I land on my side in the gravel at the bottom of the crevice.

From Literature