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rump

rump
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhmp]
    • /rʌmp/
    • /rʌmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhmp]
    • /rʌmp/

Definitions of rump word

  • noun rump the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird. 1
  • noun rump a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round. 1
  • noun rump the buttocks. 1
  • noun rump the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory. 1
  • noun rump the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled. 1
  • noun rump the Rump, English History. Rump Parliament. 1

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Origin of rump

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English rumpe < Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail; cognate with German Rumpf body, trunk

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rump

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rump popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rump usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rump

noun rump

  • back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
  • backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
  • behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
  • bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
  • breech — The breech of a gun is the part of the barrel at the back into which you load the bullets.

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