the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.

a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.

the buttocks.

the last part, esp. that which is unimportant or inferior

a rump of territory.

the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.

the Rump, English History . Rump Parliament.

constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization

Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.

noun

back , backside , beam , behind , breech , bum * , butt , butt end , buttocks , can * , croup , derrire , duff * , fanny * , haunches , hind end , hindquarters , keister * , moon * , prat , rear , rear end , sacrum , seat , tail * , tail end , tush , buttock , posterior , bottom , derriere , duff , fanny , keister