rump

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

rump, n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump, tail.].

•  The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.  [1913 Webster]
•  Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.  [1913 Webster]
•  The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.  [1913 Webster]

  "The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints Cromwell governed."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rump, n.
1 the hind part of a mammal, esp. the buttocks.
2 a a small or contemptible remnant of a parliament or similar body. b (the Rump) hist. the remnant of the English Long Parliament 1648-53 or after its restoration in 1659.

Idiom

rump steak a cut of beef from the rump.

Derivative

rumpless adj.

Etymology

ME, prob. f. Scand.

THESAURUS

rump

Chateaubriand, afterglow, afterimage, backside, balance, beam, behind, blade roast, bottom, breast, brisket, butt, butt end, buttocks, candle ends, chaff, chuck, chuck roast, clod, cold cuts, croup, crupper, debris, derriere, detritus, end, fag end, fanny, filet mignon, filings, flank, fossil, haunches, hind end, holdover, husks, knuckle, leavings, leftovers, loin, nates, odds and ends, offscourings, orts, parings, plate, plate piece, posterior, pot roast, rack, rags, rear, rear end, refuse, relics, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest, rib roast, ribs, roach, roast, rolled roast, round, rubbish, ruins, rump roast, saddle, sawdust, scourings, scraps, shadow, shank, shavings, short ribs, shoulder, shoulder clod, sirloin, straw, stubble, stump, survival, sweepings, tenderloin, trace, vestige, waste

ROGET THESAURUS

rump

Rear

N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.

Snap

VB rap, snap, tap, knock, ping, click, clash, crack, crackle, crash, pop, slam, bang, blast, boom, clap, clang, clack, whack, wham, brustle, burst on the ear, crepitate, rump, blow up, blow, detonate.