rear end
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rear end
noun
1.
the hindmost part of something.
2.
Informal. the buttocks; behind.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to drive a vehicle or other conveyance so as to strike the back end of (another vehicle): My car was rear-ended by another driver on the highway.
2.
(of a moving vehicle or other conveyance) to strike the back end of (another vehicle or object): A freight train rear-ended the commuter train this morning.
Origin:
1975–80
1975–80
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rear (end) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
rear end
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The back part of anything, especially a vehicle, as in There's a large dent in the rear end of the car.
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The buttocks, as in I'm afraid these pants don't fit my rear end. The noun rear alone has been used in both these senses, the first since the late 1700s and the second since the mid-1900s. The addition of end occurred in the first half of the 1900s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
Once, for example, he accidentally epoxied his rear end to the floor while making repairs at the accelerator.
The revised rear end is supposed to look sportier due to the double diffuser and a centrally arranged exhaust system.
Except for a distinguished salt and pepper along his chin and rear end, he doesn't look older than seventeen.
So order an extra size bigger and make sure you get pants or you'll have a wet rear end.
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