Definition of rear-end
transitive verb
:to crash into the back of (a vehicle)
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First Known Use of rear-end
1957
Examples of rear end in a Sentence
She stood up and brushed off her rear end.
The car's rear end was badly damaged in the accident.
First Known Use of rear end
circa 1930
rear end Synonyms
Synonyms
backside, behind, booty (also bootie) [slang], bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, caboose, can, cheeks, derriere (or derrière), duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, heinie [slang], hunkers, keister (also keester) [slang], nates, posterior, rear, buttocks, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tush [slang]Related Words
beam, stern; moon [slang]REAR-END Defined for English Language Learners
rear-end
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verb
Definition of rear-end for English Language Learners
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: to drive into the back of (a vehicle)
rear end
noun
Definition of rear end for English Language Learners
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: the part of the body you sit on
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: the back part of something (such as a vehicle)
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