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(rŭmp) pronunciation
n.
  1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal.
  2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
  3. The buttocks.
  4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail.
  5. The last or inferior part.
  6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.

[Middle English rumpe, of Scandinavian origin.]


noun

    The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting: buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, seat. Informal backside, behind, bottom, rear1. Slang bun (used in plural), fanny, tush. Chiefly British bum2. See over/under.

The name given to the group of investors refusing to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.

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Should the quantity of rump shares be large enough, a corporate action may be stalled or halted.

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The gluteal region; the region around the pelvis, hindquarters, buttocks.

  • goose r. — a very steep slope to the back over the pelvis.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - [zool.] ende, [zool.] hale, tyksteg

idioms:

  • rump steak    oksetyksteg

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterste, het (inferieure) overgeblevene

Français (French)
n. - rumsteck, croupe, croupion, postérieur (hum), derrière (fam), vestiges, restant
adj. - restant

idioms:

  • rump steak    rumsteck

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hinterteil, (kümmerlicher) Rest
adj. - Rumpf-

idioms:

  • rump steak    Rumpsteak

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλουτοί, καπούλια, οπίσθια, απομεινάρι, (θλιβερό) λείψανο
adj. - από τα οπίσθια του ζώου

idioms:

  • rump steak    (μαγειρ.) κόντρα φιλέτο

Italiano (Italian)
groppone

idioms:

  • rump steak    bistecca di scamone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rabo (m), parte traseira

idioms:

  • rump steak    bife de alcatra

Русский (Russian)
крестец, попка

idioms:

  • rump steak    вырезка, кострец

Español (Spanish)
n. - ancas, grupa, cuarto trasero, trasero
adj. - relativo o perteneciente al cuarto trasero, a la grupa o las ancas

idioms:

  • rump steak    filete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakdel, rumpa
adj. - resterande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
臀部, 尾部, 牛臀肉

idioms:

  • rump steak    臀部的牛排

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 臀部, 尾部, 牛臀肉

idioms:

  • rump steak    臀部的牛排

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 엉덩이, 남은 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - しり, おしり, しり肉, ランプ肉, 残り物, 残党

idioms:

  • rump steak    ランプステーキ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ردف, كفل (صفه) مكونا جزء منشقه عن مجموعه أكبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עכוז, ישבן, שארית, שריד (של ארגון)‬


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