rear end

Where you sit

Rear end refers to the back part of something, most commonly a vehicle: Someone rear-ended my car at the stoplight.

It's also a mild euphemism for buttocks: Get off your rear end and help me.

As a verb, to rear-end is to collide with the back of another vehicle.

slang

backside

Buttocks or rear

bum · booty · posterior · derriere · tush · rump · keister · heinie · caboose · fanny

vehicle

bumper

Vehicle's protective edge

  • taillightsVehicle's backward-facing illumination
  • trunkMain stem or storage
  • bootHigh shoe or startup

tailgate · exhaust · license plate · fender · hatchback · spoiler · diffuser · tailpipe · muffler · reverse lights

anatomy

gluteus

Buttock muscle

  • sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
  • pelvisBony basin at waist
  • coccyxFused vertebrae forming tail

tailbone · ischium · piriformis · sciatic · sacroiliac · hip · lumbar · glute muscles · pelvic floor · sit bones

collision

fender-bender

Minor vehicle collision

crash · accident · insurance claim · liability · tailgating · pileup · bumper damage · at-fault · stopped traffic · chain reaction

Categories
Opposites
spatial position

rear endfront end

Forward-facing section

front · fore · bow · nose · head

body part location

rear endfront

Forward-facing side

face · chest · head · torso · abdomen

vehicle collision type

rear endhead-on collision

Direct front-to-front impact

frontal impact · T-bone

Family

end, ending, ended, endless, rear, ends, endlessly, rearing, reared

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG