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
Curry KirkpatrickExamples 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.
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Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
Researchers noticed chimps copying each other’s odd habits, like ear-blade grass styling or rear-end accessorizing.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
The flight data recorder was recovered from the rear end of the plane.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Verb
Beyond this, the differences between the two versions are negligible, with a slight tweak in rear-end stiffness.
—Alex Kalogiannis, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
Researchers noticed chimps copying each other’s odd habits, like ear-blade grass styling or rear-end accessorizing.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
Noun
Elliott started in the rear end of the field after a qualifying spinout.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
The flight data recorder was recovered from the rear end of the plane.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Rear-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear-end. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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