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Meaning of 'rear' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rear [ a.]
- Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
2 . Rear [ adv.]
- Early; soon.
3 . Rear [ n.]
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front.
- 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.
5 . Rear [ v. t.]
- To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
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
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
Example in sentence:
  • his room was toward the rear of the hotel
Meaning (5):
- the back of a military formation or procession
Example in sentence:
  • infantrymen were in the rear
6 . rear [ v]
Meaning (6):
- look after a child until it is an adult
Example in sentence:
  • bring up children;
  • raise a family
Meaning (7):
- construct, build, or erect
Example in sentence:
  • Raise a barn
Meaning (8):
- rise up
Example in sentence:
  • The building rose before them
Meaning (9):
- stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
Example in sentence:
  • The horse reared in terror
10 . rear [ s]
Meaning (10):
- 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

Nearby Words:

reabsorb reabsorption reaccess reaccuse reach reachable reached reacher reaching reachless

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