rump
Americannoun
-
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
-
a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.
-
the buttocks.
-
the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior.
a rump of territory.
-
the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.
-
English History. the Rump, Rump Parliament.
adjective
noun
-
the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs
-
the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail
-
a person's buttocks
-
Also called: rump steak. a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round
-
an inferior remnant
Other Word Forms
- rumpless adjective
Etymology
Origin of rump
1375–1425; late Middle English rumpe < Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail; cognate with German Rumpf body, trunk
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Every few steps she would poke Rowdy in his rump with the broom and he seemed to be liking it.
From Literature
And I hoped a swarm of pixies would bite his bony stubborn rump!
From Literature
"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.
I land, rump first, on what appears to be a gilded box owned by a pinch-faced peacock of a woman.
From Literature
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
