rear-end
verb [T] /ˈrɪə.rend/
/ˈrɪr.end/ US informalDefinition
› to hit the back of one car with another in an accident: My new car was rear-ended while it was parked outside the station.Accidents involving vehiclesHitting against objects accidentally and colliding
(Definition of rear-end verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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