Definition of rear-end
: 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.
Recent Examples of rear end from the Web
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The purpose of the user agreement is to cover Facebook’s rear end.
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The purpose of the user agreement is to cover Facebook’s rear end.
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The accident happened when Robert Corchado rear ended another vehicle, which then crashed into the day care.
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Breasts and genitals are blurred out, but the censors apparently give a green light to rear ends.
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Brady was left on his rear end, arms across his knees, as if watching a bus disappear down the street with no way to catch it.
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These days, the 911 — a car that in late '70s Turbo guise routinely threatened to kill its drivers thanks to a lively and heavy rear end — has been tamed.
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Even at highway speeds, the rear end would hop around without much provocation—with the feather-light gas pedal not helping matters, particularly for unfamiliar drivers.
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The split second of awkwardness threw the bull’s rear end forward, Buttar along with it, his right hand momentarily slapping the fur behind the horns after 2.08 seconds.
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First Known Use of rear end
circa 1930
REAR-END Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of rear-end for English Language Learners
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: to drive into the back of (a vehicle)
rear end
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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