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- Dictionaryrump/rʌmp/
noun
- 1. the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird: "the harrier is distinguished by its prominent white rump"
- 2. a small or unimportant remnant of something originally larger: "once the profitable enterprises have been sold the unprofitable rump will be left" Similar
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RUMP definition: 1. the back end of an animal 2. a person's bottom 3. those few members of a group or organization…. Learn more.
1. a. : the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal. b. : buttocks. c. : the sacral or dorsal part of the posterior end of a bird. 2. : a cut of meat (such as beef) between the loin and round see beef illustration. 3. : a small or inferior remnant or offshoot.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round. the buttocks. the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory.
Definition of rump noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Zoology) the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs. 2. (Zoology) the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail. 3. (Anatomy) a person's buttocks. 4. (Cookery) Also called: rump steak a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round. 5. an inferior remnant.
noun. rumps. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. A cut of meat, usually beef, from this part, behind the loin and above the round. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The hind part of the body of an animal, where the legs and back join, or the sacral part of a bird. Webster's New World.
