'Rear' definitions:

Definition of 'rear'

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adjective
Located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: rear(a), rearward(a)]
noun
The back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" [ant: head]
noun
The side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: rear, backside, back end] [ant: forepart, front, front end]
noun
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, rear] [ant: front]
noun
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, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
noun
The side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: rear, back] [ant: front]
verb
Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" [syn: rear, rise up]
verb
Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent]
verb
Rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise, lift, rear]
verb
Cause to rise up [syn: rear, erect]
verb
Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up] [ant: dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reared (r[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rearing.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r[=ae]san, causative of r[imac]san to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.]
  • 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. [1913 Webster]
  • In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. [1913 Webster]
  • One reared a font of stone. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster]
  • And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Upon his courser set the lovely load. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. [1913 Webster]
  • He wants a father to protect his youth, And rear him up to virtue. --Southern. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To rouse; to stir up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • And seeks the tusky boar to rear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See the Note under Raise, 3 (c) . [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\ (r[=e]r), adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear? --Gay. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.]
  • 1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front. [1913 Webster]
  • Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. [1913 Webster]
  • When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster]
  • Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral.
  • Rear front (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position.
  • Rear guard (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also figuratively.
  • Rear line (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army.
  • Rear rank (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order.
  • Rear sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech.
  • To bring up the rear, to come last or behind. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\ (r[=e]r), v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rear'

From: GCIDE
  • Rear \Rear\, v. i. To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. [1913 Webster]
  • Rearing bit, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Reardorse

Synonyms of 'rear'

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