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rear end

n.
1. The rear part: the rear end of a car.
2. Informal The buttocks.
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rear′ end′


n.
1. the hindmost part of something.
2. the buttocks.

rear′-end′



v.t.
to drive or crash a vehicle into the back end of (another vehicle).
[1975–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.rear end - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit onrear end - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
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Translations

rear end

n (fam) nalgas, trasero (fam)
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