rear end
the hindmost part of something.
Informal. the buttocks; behind.
Origin of rear end
1- Also called tail end.
Other definitions for rear-end (2 of 2)
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.
(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 of rear-end
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How to use rear end in a sentence
Nicole Richie was recently rear-ended by a kamikaze cameraman so hard that she went to the hospital.
Other Idioms and Phrases with rear end
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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