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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Recent Examples of rump
Here, Count Orlick (an utterly transformed and unrecognizable Bill Skarsgard), is anything but a looker, a towering slithery freak with long, icicle-like talons as thick as a rump roast, whose Romanian accent is saddled with Darth Vader-like breathing issues.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Male common wombats have been observed aggressively chasing females and leaving deep, painful bites on their rumps, puncturing their skin.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The digression began after the talk show host flashed a photo of Posey posing with his pants down on an open highway behind his motorcycle, which the actor had posted to social media, covering his rump with a skull emoji.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.
—Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Male common wombats have been observed aggressively chasing females and leaving deep, painful bites on their rumps, puncturing their skin.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The digression began after the talk show host flashed a photo of Posey posing with his pants down on an open highway behind his motorcycle, which the actor had posted to social media, covering his rump with a skull emoji.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Recognizing Somaliland would undoubtedly rattle the rump state of Somalia, further destabilize the Horn, and elicit a sharp rebuke from the African Union, which has long opposed secessionist movements.
—Ken Opalo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rump
Noun
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That work is usually divided into three categories, covering the airframe — or body, wings and tail of a plane — the engine and various other components.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Natalia waited thirty minutes before going to collect what was left of the rocket tail.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dry eye disease is a condition that can disrupt your daily life with symptoms like stinging, burning, redness or even tears that roll down your cheeks.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
30 Dec. 2024
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Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk On the Go Set Join the ranks of Meghan Markle, Amal Clooney, Emma Stone and other celebs who have worn this brand by snagging this travel set for the eyes, lips and cheeks.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The poll identified seat reclining, armrest hogging and aisle-blocking as common complaints.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos will have ringside seats for Trump's inauguration Bannon cited the broad coalition that led to Trump's return to the White House as a reason for the shift in tone.—
Caleigh Bartash,
ABC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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“Rump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rump. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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