rear end

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rear end

1. The rear part: the rear end of a car.

2. Informal The buttocks.

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rear′ end′

1. the hindmost part of something.

2. the buttocks.

rear′-end′

v.t.

to drive or crash a vehicle into the back end of (another vehicle).

[1975–80]

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Noun

rear end - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, tooshie, tush, fundament, seat, backside, bottom, stern, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

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rear end

n (fam) nalgas, trasero (fam)

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