rump
/rʌmp/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The fleshy hindquarters of an animal: The rear part of an animal's body, especially the area behind the loin and above the upper thigh.
- The buttocks of a human: The part of the human body on which one sits; the posterior.
- A remnant or small, unimportant part of something: Used figuratively to describe a small, leftover group, often after the main body has left or been removed.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Animal Anatomy):
- The butcher cut the beef rump into steaks.
- The horse swished its tail to shoo flies from its rump.
- Noun (Human Anatomy):
- He fell and landed squarely on his rump.
- Noun (Figurative, Remnant):
- After the election defeat, only a rump of the party's leadership remained.
- The rump parliament continued to meet, though it had little power.
Advanced Usage
- "Rump state": A political term for a much-reduced remnant of a once-larger state.
- The empire collapsed, leaving behind several rump states.
- "Rump session": A meeting attended by only a small, often unrepresentative, part of a larger group.
- The rump session passed the controversial measure after most delegates had left.
Variants and Related Words
- Rump steak (n): A cut of beef from the hindquarters.
- She ordered a rump steak with peppercorn sauce.
- Rumpless (adj): Lacking a rump or tail.
- The rumpless chicken breed is quite distinctive.
Synonyms
- Hindquarters: The rear part of an animal.
- Buttocks: The two rounded fleshy parts of the human posterior.
- Posterior: A formal term for the buttocks.
- Remnant: A small remaining quantity of something.
Related Phrases
- To save one's own rump: To act to protect oneself from blame or punishment.
- He testified against his partners to save his own rump.
Noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
- the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks