单词 | rump |
释义 | rump/rʌmp /noun 1The hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird: the harrier is distinguished by its prominent white rump he slapped the horse on the rump [mass noun]: a medium-rare slice of rump...
1.1chiefly humorous A person’s buttocks: he removed his hand from Shirley’s rump...
Synonyms buttocks, behind, backside, rear, rear end, seat, haunches, cheeks; hindquarters, croup; British bottom; French derrière; German Sitzfleisch informal sit-upon, stern, BTM, tochus, rusty dusty British informal bum, botty, prat, jacksie North American informal butt, fanny, tush, tushie, tail, duff, buns, booty, caboose, heinie, patootie, keister, tuchis, bazoo, bippy West Indian informal batty, rass humorous fundament, posterior British vulgar slang arse, clunge North American vulgar slang ass technical nates archaic breech 2A small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger: once the profitable enterprises have been sold the unprofitable rump will be left [as modifier]: the rump Yugoslavia...
Synonyms remainder, remaining part/number, rest, remnant, remnants, remains; those left 2.1 (the Rump) short for Rump Parliament. Derivativesrumpless
OriginLate Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Danish and Norwegian rumpe 'backside'. Rhymes |
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