rear
rear /ˈrɪr/
adjective
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(
)
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
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(
)
(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
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(
)
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
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(
)
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
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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
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[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] , 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] , ass
[ N. American, Vulgar] , behind
, bottom
, buttocks
, rear end
[Informal] , seat
, tail
[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
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(
)
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
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(
)
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
-
(
)
Rise up
(
lift
, rear
, rise
)
rise up
The building rose before them
The building rose before them
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Construct, build, or erect
(
rear
, raise
, erect
, put up
, set up
)
construct, build, or erect
Raise a barn
Raise a barn
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Cause to rise up
(
erect
, rear
)
cause to rise up