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rump

/rəmp/
/rəmp/
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Other forms: rumps

Definitions of rump
  1. noun
    fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
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    type of:
    cut of beef
    cut of meat from beef cattle
  2. noun
    the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    synonyms: croup, croupe, hindquarters
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    types:
    haunch
    the loin and leg of a quadruped
    type of:
    body part
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
  3. noun
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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    type of:
    body part
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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