rump

American  

[ruhmp] / rʌmp /

noun

1. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.

2. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.

3. the buttocks.

4. the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior.

   a rump of territory.

5. the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.

6. English History. the Rump, Rump Parliament.

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adjective

1. constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization.

   Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.

rump British  

/ rʌmp /

noun

1. the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs

2. the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail

3. a person's buttocks

4. Also called: rump steak.  a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round

5. an inferior remnant

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Other Word Forms

• rumpless adjective

Etymology

Origin of rump

1375–1425; late Middle English rumpe < Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail; cognate with German Rumpf body, trunk

Related Words

• backside