as in tail
the part of the body upon which someone sits
she plopped down on her rump to listen to the campfire story
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Its rump was wide and its head narrow, and its belly tapered from one end to the other in roughly the shape of a turnip.
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Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
Other than that, the past six years have seen the Democrats consolidate their gains as state Republicans continue to recede into the sad status of a political rump.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Turkeys range on the mountain slopes, antelope wheel and maneuver, flash their white rump patches in the parks.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
Chuck or rump roast (or a combination of the two) work best in this dish.
—Ouita Michel, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
Other than that, the past six years have seen the Democrats consolidate their gains as state Republicans continue to recede into the sad status of a political rump.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2024
Turkeys range on the mountain slopes, antelope wheel and maneuver, flash their white rump patches in the parks.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
Chuck or rump roast (or a combination of the two) work best in this dish.
—Ouita Michel, Saveur, 15 May 2024
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“Rump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rump. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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