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rear–end
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
rear–end
(verb)
rear end
(noun)
rear–end
/
ˈ
riɚ
ˈ
ɛnd/
verb
rear–ends
;
rear–ended
;
rear–ending
rear–end
/
ˈ
riɚ
ˈ
ɛnd/
verb
rear–ends
;
rear–ended
;
rear–ending
Britannica Dictionary definition of REAR–END
[
+ object
]
chiefly US, informal
:
to drive into the back of (a vehicle)
Someone
rear-ended
my car at a stoplight. = My car was
rear-ended
at a stoplight.
I got
rear-ended
.
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