rump

noun

ˈrəmp How to pronounce rump (audio)
Definition of rumpnext
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 But there are some companies, like the rump of Motorola or IBM, that hang in, and there are others that have disrupted whole industries and are still on top. — CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026 The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 The lineage of her home party, Fratelli d’Italia, or Brothers of Italy, traces back to the rump of Mussolini’s fascists. — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2026 Beef cuts also skew English, with options rare at Big Apple competitors, including rump steaks and the traditional English Long Bone Rib Steak, the Hawksmoor signature showpiece. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rump
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rump
  1. tail
  2. cheeks
  3. bum
  4. seat
Noun
  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Yusef Toubassi sits with his grandson Masa, looking on as children run by with cheeks painted bright colors and others howling with joy as clowns spin them around.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When choosing a shade, think about the natural flush of your cheeks and match that.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As Democrats work to defend the Michigan Senate seat, their nominee apologizes for comments about a synagogue attack.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of seat

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“Rump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rump. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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