rump

«rump» in Mova's school dictionary: The back end of an animal's body, above the back legs — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a rump, rumps)

meaning for a pupil

1) The back end of an animal's body, above the back legs. tree →

2) (food) A cut of meat from this part: «rump steak». tree →

3) (informal, jokey) A person's bottom. tree →

4) A small leftover part of something bigger, such as a group or parliament after most have left. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nature and farm lessons it names a body part of horses, cows and birds. In food it is a steak. In history, the «Rump Parliament» (1648–1653) was what was left of the English Parliament after many members were thrown out. Phrases: «rump steak», «the rump of».

examples

• The horse has a white patch on its rump. tree →
• Dad cooked rump steak for dinner. tree →
• The robin has an orange chest and a brown rump. tree →
• «Get off your rump and help,» joked Grandad. tree →
• Only a rump of the club was left after the arguments. tree →
• The Rump Parliament ruled England after the Civil War. tree →

note

Countable: rumps. Meaning 3 is jokey, not rude. Not the same as «rumpus» (a noisy fuss).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rump» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.