rump

  • 11rump — ► NOUN 1) the hind part of the body of a mammal or the lower back of a bird. 2) a small or unimportant remnant. ORIGIN probably Scandinavian …

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  • 12rump-te — rump te, ti, ty see rumti …

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  • 13rump — [[t]rʌ̱mp[/t]] rumps 1) N SING: with supp The rump of a group, organization, or country consists of the members who remain in it after the rest have left. [mainly BRIT] The rump of the party does in fact still have considerable assets... He finds …

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  • 14rump — rumpless, adj. /rump/, n. 1. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird. 2. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round. See diag. under beef. 3. the… …

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  • 15rump — UK [rʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms rump : singular rump plural rumps 1) the part of an animal s body above its back legs 2) a small part of a company, a group of people, or a country that remains when the rest of it has left or has been… …

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  • 16rump — n. 1 the hind part of a mammal, esp. the buttocks. 2 a a small or contemptible remnant of a parliament or similar body. b (the Rump) hist. the remnant of the English Long Parliament 1648 53 or after its restoration in 1659. Phrases and idioms:… …

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  • 17RuMP — ribulose monophosphate pathway * * * rump rəmp n 1) the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal 2) the seat of the body: BUTTOCKS * * * (rump) the buttock or gluteal region …

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  • 18RUMP — remnants of uncertain malignant potential * * * rump rəmp n 1) the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal 2) the seat of the body: BUTTOCKS * * * (rump) the buttock or gluteal region …

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  • 19Rump — This unusual name has two possible origins. The first of these is from the male personal name Humphrey , introduced into England by the Normans as Humfrey after the Conquest of 1066. The name is Germanic in origin, and is composed of the elements …

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  • 20rump — 1. n. the hindquarters; the buttocks; the posterior. □ He fell on his rump. □ A dog doesn’t have much rump. 2. tv. to flog someone on the buttocks. □ They rumped him and made him run around the frat house. □ …

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