rump vs stern

rump

noun
  • The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs 

  • The buttocks. 

  • A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. 

  • A remnant, as in Rump Parliament. 

verb
  • To turn one's back on, to show one's (clothed) backside to, as a sign of disrespect. 

  • To fuck. (Compare bum (verb).) 

  • To cheat. 

  • To ramble; to move (or talk) aimlessly. 

  • To move (someone or something) around. 

stern

noun
  • The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog. 

  • A bird, the black tern. 

  • The hinder part of anything. 

  • The post of management or direction. 

  • The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. 

adj
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance. 

  • Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. 

verb
  • To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water. 

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