rump
To turn one's back on, to show one's backside to, as a sign of disrespectTo turn one's back on, to show one's (clothed) backside to, as a sign of disrespect.
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Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To turn one's back on, to show one's (clothed) backside to, as a sign of disrespect.
(slang, vulgar)To fuck. (Compare bum (verb).)
(UK, slang)To cheat.
To ramble; to move (or talk) aimlessly.
To move (someone or something) around.
Examples
2 sentencesWhere does rump roast come from?
Sometimes I feel like kicking my own rump.
Origin
From Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr (“rump”), from Middle Low German rump (“thFrom Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr (“rump”), from Middle Low German rump (“the bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rumpō (“trunk of a tree, log”). The ultimate origin could be related to Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną (“to wrinkle”) (Dutch rimpel and German rümpfen (“to wrinkle”)); outside of Germanic, compare Ancient Greek ῥάμφος (rhámphos, “crooked beak”).
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Forms
rumps, rumping, rumped, rumpedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle