rear end: Meaning and Definition of

rear' end'

1. the hindmost part of something.
2. the buttocks; behind. Also called

rear-end

1. to drive a vehicle or other conveyance so as to strike the back end of (another vehicle): My car was rear-ended by another driver on the highway.
2. (of a moving vehicle or other conveyance) to strike the back end of (another vehicle or object): A freight train rear-ended the commuter train this morning.