backside

noun

back·side | \ ˈbak-ˌsīd

Definition of backside

1 informal

a : the part of the body that a person sits on : buttocks I slid down on my backside, heaving or rowing myself with my arms and using my good leg for steering …— Oliver Sacks

b : the part of the body of a four-legged animal corresponding to the buttocks : rump sense 1a … admits she hit the dog's backside but denies hitting it on the head.— Ann Krueger

2 or back side : the side or surface opposite the front or face of something : the farthest or reverse side : back A tight, rocky couloir drops down the backside of the peak …— Mike Beaudry The guy with the clipboard pulled me over, pointed to an innocuous little knob on the back side of the engine and said it's part of the computer and needs to be replaced.— Tom and Ray Magliozzi

3 or back side

a : the side opposite the homestretch on a racecourse : backstretch When challenged on the backside the final time around, Tudor Palm would have no part of it, and burst to the lead again.— Jackie Burke

b : the part of a playing field or court (as in football or basketball) that is away from where the main action or play is occurring —often used before another noun a backside tackle

c : the final 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course The duo had a little trouble on the backside, though, as they bogeyed the par-3 11th hole.— Brian Girasoli

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our backsides were sore after sitting on those hard benches for so long

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In Saturday’s 45-21 victory over Florida Atlantic, Fields took the first snap of his second possession from under Myers’ backside. — Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, "How Ohio State’s offense could benefit from additional snaps under center," 4 Sep. 2019 Even toddlers learn the sport in Korea, pressing their backsides against each other and then using their legs to force the other toddler out of the ring — like sumo, only behind-to-behind rather than belly-to-belly. — John Leland, New York Times, "Mr. Kim’s Lonely Fight to Preserve a Korean Tradition," 30 Aug. 2019 They’re not just sort of passive bundles of material that are hanging off their backsides. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "A Feline Anatomy Expert Weighs In on That Cats Trailer," 18 July 2019 In another paper recently published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers describe a new shipworm, Lithoredo abatanica, that eats rocks instead of wood—and then excretes sand from its backside. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "These Two Newly Described Worms Have Really Strange, Yet Marvelous Butts," 21 June 2019 Bianca restretched her sleeveless sheath dress around her shapely backside and sat down at the restaurant table. — Lucinda Rosenfeld, Harper's magazine, "First Daughters," 10 Feb. 2019 The fan caught Arenado’s homer in his glove and then fell hard on his backside. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies’ Nolan Arenado wowed by fan’s catch of his home run," 4 Sep. 2019 But after getting a slight chuckle at Durant ending up on his backside, this turns right back into a slaughter that was somehow still PG in rating. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Eight Things That Made Kevin Durant’s Rucker Park Mixtape Legendary," 2 Aug. 2019 Baker also gave fullback Chandler Cox a good hit, stopping the rookie for a reception at the line of scrimmage by putting him on his backside. — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, "Dolphins training camp day 5: Stock up, stock down and other observations," 30 July 2019

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