RUMP


Meaning of RUMP in English

/ rʌmp; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] the round area of flesh at the top of the back legs of an animal that has four legs

2.

[ U ] (also ˌrump ˈsteak [ C , U ]) a piece of good quality meat cut from the rump of a cow

3.

[ C , usually sing. ] ( humorous ) the part of the body that you sit on

SYN backside

4.

[ sing. ] ( BrE ) the small or unimportant part of a group or an organization that remains when most of its members have left

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish and Norwegian rumpe backside.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.