rear

adjective

  1. 1

    located in or toward the back or rear

    the chair's rear legs

    the rear door of the plane

noun

  1. 1

    the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

  2. 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. 3

    the back of a military formation or procession

    infantrymen were in the rear

  4. 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. 5

    the side of an object that is opposite its front

    his room was toward the rear of the hotel

verb

  1. 1

    construct, build, or erect

    Raise a barn

  2. 2

    stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

    The horse reared in terror

  3. 3

    cause to rise up

  4. 4

    bring up

    raise a family

    bring up children

  5. 5

    rise up

    The building rose before them

Synonyms

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