'Rump' definitions:
Definition of 'rump'
(from WordNet)
noun
The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks [syn: hindquarters, croup, croupe, rump]
noun
Fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
noun
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
Definition of 'Rump'
From: GCIDE
- Rump \Rump\, n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump, tail.]
- 1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant. [1913 Webster]
- Rump Parliament, or The Rump (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in
- 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659. [1913 Webster]
- The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Rump steak, a beefsteak from the rump. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rump'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterglow,
- afterimage,
- backside,
- balance,
- beam,
- behind,
- blade roast,
- bottom,
- breast,
- brisket,
- butt,
- butt end,
- buttocks,
- candle ends,
- chaff,
- Chateaubriand,
- 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