rear
adjective
- 1
located in or toward the back or rear
the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane
noun
- 1
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
- 2
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- 3
the back of a military formation or procession
infantrymen were in the rear
- 4
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
he stood at the back of the stage
it was hidden in the rear of the store
- 5
the side of an object that is opposite its front
his room was toward the rear of the hotel
verb
- 1
construct, build, or erect
Raise a barn
- 2
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
The horse reared in terror
- 3
cause to rise up
- 4
bring up
raise a family
bring up children
- 5
rise up
The building rose before them
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