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 WebDavid Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
After the collision, a driver in a minivan rear-ended the Camry.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
The victim was rear-ended at a light while waiting to turn.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In addition to the fatal crash, Velasquez Salgado also rear-ended an elderly woman’s car earlier during the pursuit, causing her injuries, Coto said.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
The officer whose vehicle was rear-ended by Montalvo, police said, was off-duty while providing security for a slow-moving roadway traffic marking crew on the right lane and had his police emergency lights activated to warn drivers.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
In November, the Defense Ministry partnered with Lobby X, a recruiting platform that posts job openings in the military, ranging from front-line roles to rear-end logistics or IT.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Someone rear-ends an Apple autonomous test vehicle that is trying to merge onto an expressway.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2024
The Milwaukee Police Department said in a release obtained by PEOPLE that a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old woman rear-ended the food truck on E. Capitol Drive and N. Holton Avenue.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
This is also where the Battista’s massive rear wing comes into play, which not only gives you extra downforce over the rear end but also flips up (how profane) to serve as an air brake, slowing this two-door to a halt with sure-footedness.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
The bodywork’s slight creases and Kamm-tail rear end were a Tjaarda flourish.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Twelve minutes, quite precisely, of near-flawless defensive execution after a rather rude kick in the rear end by Stanford last Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Knowingly putting yourself at risk for an enhanced rear end is something many women have kept on the hush, hush for years.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Feb. 2024
The shape and general styling cues of the saloon and Cross Turismo wagon/shooting brake variants are unchanged, but the front and rear ends have been reworked ever so slightly and equipped with new LED headlights and taillights.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
Half-way down, however, the car stops, its rear end poking above the water.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
State police said a Nissan Rogue driven by a 45-year-old man from Albany, was heading north on I-91 in the right center lane of five directly in front of the tractor-trailer when, for an unknown reason, the SUV rapidly decelerated causing the tractor-trailer to collided with its rear end.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
Verb
Since March 12, those teams have been deployed to more than 300 calls that would have otherwise been handled by police, Rodriguez said.
— DUI ON THE 605: An off-duty LAPD lieutenant was charged with felony DUI this week after rear-ending another vehicle on the 605 Freeway, authorities said.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
After the collision, a driver in a minivan rear-ended the Camry.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
The victim was rear-ended at a light while waiting to turn.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
In addition to the fatal crash, Velasquez Salgado also rear-ended an elderly woman’s car earlier during the pursuit, causing her injuries, Coto said.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
The officer whose vehicle was rear-ended by Montalvo, police said, was off-duty while providing security for a slow-moving roadway traffic marking crew on the right lane and had his police emergency lights activated to warn drivers.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
In November, the Defense Ministry partnered with Lobby X, a recruiting platform that posts job openings in the military, ranging from front-line roles to rear-end logistics or IT.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Someone rear-ends an Apple autonomous test vehicle that is trying to merge onto an expressway.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2024
The Milwaukee Police Department said in a release obtained by PEOPLE that a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old woman rear-ended the food truck on E. Capitol Drive and N. Holton Avenue.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
Lack of those rear right-side lights can decrease visibility and increase the risk of a rear end collision, the company said in a NHTSA report.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
This is also where the Battista’s massive rear wing comes into play, which not only gives you extra downforce over the rear end but also flips up (how profane) to serve as an air brake, slowing this two-door to a halt with sure-footedness.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
The bodywork’s slight creases and Kamm-tail rear end were a Tjaarda flourish.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Twelve minutes, quite precisely, of near-flawless defensive execution after a rather rude kick in the rear end by Stanford last Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Knowingly putting yourself at risk for an enhanced rear end is something many women have kept on the hush, hush for years.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Feb. 2024
The shape and general styling cues of the saloon and Cross Turismo wagon/shooting brake variants are unchanged, but the front and rear ends have been reworked ever so slightly and equipped with new LED headlights and taillights.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
Half-way down, however, the car stops, its rear end poking above the water.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
State police said a Nissan Rogue driven by a 45-year-old man from Albany, was heading north on I-91 in the right center lane of five directly in front of the tractor-trailer when, for an unknown reason, the SUV rapidly decelerated causing the tractor-trailer to collided with its rear end.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
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