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1
a
: the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal
b
c
: the sacral or dorsal part of the posterior end of a bird
2
: a cut of meat (such as beef) between the loin and round see beef illustration
3
: a small or inferior remnant or offshoot
especially : a group (such as a parliament) carrying on in the name of the original body after the departure or expulsion of a large number of its members

Example Sentences

I slipped and fell on my rump. she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story
Recent Examples on the Web The side profile is pleasingly reminiscent of a muscle car, and the Batur's rounded rump is softer and more organic than the more angular lines of the Continental GT. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 21 Aug. 2022 Without it, the country shrivels to a landlocked rump state. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 The divorced Welles and Hayworth are reunited for the occasion, sitting on the rump of a convertible, waving to spectators through a blizzard of fake snow shot from a studio cannon. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Without the Black Sea coast, a landlocked rump Ukraine would be a nation undermined, its ports lost, eight years after Mr. Putin seized Crimea. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Murphy gave Bassitt a good laugh, too, with the viral video of him getting knocked in the rump by a pitch last week. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2022 In August, 2020, Navalny, a persistent gadfly on the rump of a totalitarian state, was poisoned during a trip to Tomsk, in Siberia. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2022 McVey couldn’t dart her in the optimal spot – the neck – because of the lid, so opted for her rump. Karen Chávez, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2022 Cody Riley executed a crossover dribble while sitting on his rump, eliciting wide-mouthed awe from teammate Jules Bernard. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish rumpe rump; akin to Middle High German rumph torso

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of rump was in the 15th century

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