rear (n.)

  1. the back of a military formation or procession; infantrymen were in the rear'

  2. the side of an object that is opposite its front; his room was toward the rear of the hotel

    [ Syn: backside , back end ]

  3. 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

    [ Syn: back ]

  4. 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?

    [ Syn: buttocks , nates , arse , butt , backside , bum , buns , can , fundament , hindquarters , hind end , keister , posterior , prat , rear end , rump , stern , seat , tail , tail end , tooshie , tush , bottom , behind , derriere , fanny , ass ]

  5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; he wrote the date on the back of the photograph

    [ Syn: back ]

    rear (adj.)

  1. located in or toward the back or rear; the chairs rear legs; the rear door of the plane; on the rearward side

    [ Syn: rearward ]

    rear (v.)

  1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; The horse reared in terror

    [ Syn: rise up ]

  2. bring up; raise a family; bring up children

    [ Syn: raise , bring up , nurture , parent ]

  3. rise up; The building rose before them

    [ Syn: rise , lift ]

  4. cause to rise up

    [ Syn: erect ]

  5. construct, build, or erect; Raise a barn

    [ Syn: raise , erect , set up , put up ]

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