Definition

1. 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

1. 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?
2. fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
3. the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks