rump

C2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈɹʌmp/ UK /rʌmp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like romp /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #21921

Meanings

1

noun
the hindquarters of an animal, or informally the buttocks of a person

The horse had a white patch across its rump.
2

noun
a cut of meat taken from an animal's hindquarters

The butcher recommended a lean piece of rump for the roast.
3

noun
a small or inferior remnant of a group, organization, or territory after most of it has gone

Only a rump of the original coalition remained after the resignations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the hindquarters of an... hindquarterscroup buttocks rear

2 noun · a cut of meat taken from an... rump steakround

3 noun · a small or inferior remnant... remnant remainder residue

Opposites

whole majority

Word family

Derived forms rumplessrumpy

Related forms crouprump steakRump Parliament

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Phrases (1)

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rump roast
a cut of beef or veal from the animal's hindquarters prepared for roasting

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English rumpe, probably from a Scandinavian or Low German source related to Old Norse rumpr ('rump') and Middle Low German rump ('trunk or body'). The figurative sense 'a surviving remnant' became prominent after England's Rump Parliament, the reduced Parliament left after Pride's Purge in 1648.

Topics

Animals

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# rump

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹʌmp/
**IPA (UK):** /rʌmp/
**Frequency rank:** 21921

## Meanings
1. the hindquarters of an animal, or informally the buttocks of a person
2. a cut of meat taken from an animal's hindquarters
3. a small or inferior remnant of a group, organization, or territory after most of it has gone

## Examples
- The horse had a white patch across its rump.
- The butcher recommended a lean piece of rump for the roast.
- Only a rump of the original coalition remained after the resignations.

## Synonyms
- hindquarters
- buttocks
- rear
- remnant
- remainder

## Antonyms
- whole
- majority

## Derived Forms
- rumpless
- rumpy

## Related Forms
- croup
- rump steak
- Rump Parliament

## Etymology
From Middle English rumpe, probably from a Scandinavian or Low German source related to Old Norse rumpr ('rump') and Middle Low German rump ('trunk or body'). The figurative sense 'a surviving remnant' became prominent after England's Rump Parliament, the reduced Parliament left after Pride's Purge in 1648.

## Topics
- Animals

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