rear rear /ˈrɪr/

adjective

1. () Located in or toward the back or rear  ( rearward , rear )
   located in or toward the back or rear
    The chair's rear legs
   the chair's rear legs
    The rear door of the plane
   the rear door of the plane
    On the rearward side
   on the rearward side
   

noun

1. () (military) the back of a military formation or procession  ( rear )
   (military) the back of a military formation or procession
    Infantrymen were in the rear
   infantrymen were in the rear
   
2. () The side of an object that is opposite its front  ( back end , backside , rear )
   the side of an object that is opposite its front
    His room was toward the rear of the hotel
   his room was toward the rear of the hotel
   
3. () The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer  ( back , rear )
   the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    He stood at the back of the stage
   he stood at the back of the stage
    It was hidden in the rear of the store
   it was hidden in the rear of the store
   
4. The side that goes last or is not normally seen  ( rear , back )
   the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    He wrote the date on the back of the photograph
   he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
   
5. [Informal] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    He deserves a good kick in the butt
   he deserves a good kick in the butt
    Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
   
   

verb

1. () Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds  ( rise up , rear )
   stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    The horse reared in terror
   The horse reared in terror
   
2. () Look after a child until it is an adult  ( nurture , parent , bring up , raise , rear )
   look after a child until it is an adult
    Raise a family
   raise a family
    Bring up children
   bring up children
   
3. () Rise up  ( lift , rear , rise )
   rise up
    The building rose before them
   The building rose before them
   
4. Construct, build, or erect  ( rear , raise , put up , erect , set up )
   construct, build, or erect
    Raise a barn
   Raise a barn
   
5. Cause to rise up  ( erect , rear )
   cause to rise up