rear end

/rɪr ɛnd/
verb
  1. To crash into the back of a vehicle.
    • A truck rear-ended my motorcycle at the traffic light.
    • The driver was distracted and rear-ended the car in front of him.
    • She was fined for rear-ending a police car.
noun
  1. The back part of a vehicle, especially a car or truck.
    • He checked the rear-end of the truck before backing up.
    • The bicycle's rear-end light was blinking in the dark.
    • The car's rear-end was damaged in the parking lot accident.
  2. The buttocks or backside of a person or animal.
    • She slipped on the ice and bruised her rear-end.
    • The horse kicked its rear-end when the fly bit it.
    • The toddler fell down and landed on his rear-end.
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