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Meaning of 'rear'
Meaning of 'rear' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Rear 
[ a.]
- Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear
rank of a company. [ a.]2. Rear [ adv.]
- Early; soon. [ adv.]3. Rear [ n.]
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in
order; -- opposed to front. [ n.]- Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
4. Rear [ v. i.]
- To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. [ v. i.]5. Rear [ v. t.]
- To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [ v. t.]- To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.
- To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another.
- To lift and take up.
- To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.
- To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.
- To rouse; to stir up.
Meaning of 'rear' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. rear [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Example in sentence:
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?;
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
Meaning (2):
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Example in sentence:
- he stood at the back of the stage;
- it was hidden in the rear of the store
Meaning (3):
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Example in sentence:
- he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
Meaning (4):
- the side of an object that is opposite its front
- the side of an object that is opposite its front
Example in sentence:
- his room was toward the rear of the hotel
Meaning (5):
- the back of a military formation or procession
- the back of a military formation or procession
Example in sentence:
- infantrymen were in the rear
2. rear [ v]
[ v]Meaning (6):
- construct, build, or erect
- construct, build, or erect
Example in sentence:
- Raise a barn
Meaning (7):
- look after a child until it is an adult
- look after a child until it is an adult
Example in sentence:
- bring up children;
- raise a family
Meaning (8):
- rise up
- rise up
Example in sentence:
- The building rose before them
Meaning (9):
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
Example in sentence:
- The horse reared in terror
3. rear [ s]
[ s]Meaning (10):
- located in or toward the back or rear
- located in or toward the back or rear
Example in sentence:
- on the rearward side;
- the chair's rear legs;
- the rear door of the plane
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