rear-end

rear end

noun
1.
the hindmost part of something.
2.
Informal. the buttocks; behind.
Also called tail end.


Origin:
1865–70

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rear-end

[reer-end]
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
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rear (end) definition


  1. n.
    the tail end; the buttocks. (Euphemistic.) : The dog bit her in the rear end.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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