rear-ended; rear-ending; rear-ends
: to crash into the back of (a vehicle)
1
: the back part or section of something (such as a motor vehicle)
The preliminary investigation revealed that while traffic was stopped, the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit the rear end of a Buick passenger car …—
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: buttocks
He's sneaky strong, having increased his bench press to 325 pounds, but his legs remain matchsticks and he has virtually no rear end.—Curry Kirkpatrick
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Examples of rear-end in a Sentence
Noun
She stood up and brushed off her rear end.
The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.
Recent Examples on the WebWilliam Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
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Verb
Each incident led to a rear-end collision and caused minor injuries.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 13 May 2024
Traffic was backed up, police said, possibly because of the first fatal crash, and a 72-year-old River Rouge woman, the driver, rear-ended a vehicle stopped in traffic.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
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“Rear-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear-end. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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