rump Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    croup; croupe; hindquarters.
  2. noun fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
  3. noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
    • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

WordNet

Rump noun
Etymology
OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG. rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump, tail.
Definitions
  1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttoks.
  2. Among butchers, the piece of beef betwen the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of Beef.
  3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.

Webster 1913