- the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.
- the buttocks.
- the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory.
- the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.
- Rump Parliament.
- constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization: Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.
- the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs
- the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail
- a person's buttocks
- a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round
- an inferior remnant
