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 rear rear /ˈrɪr/

adjective

  1. () Located in or toward the back or rear  ( rearward , rear )
    located in or toward the back or rear
     The chair's rear legs
    the chair's rear legs
     The rear door of the plane
    the rear door of the plane
     On the rearward side
    on the rearward side

noun

  1. () (military) the back of a military formation or procession  ( rear )
    (military) the back of a military formation or procession
     Infantrymen were in the rear
    infantrymen were in the rear
  2. () The side of an object that is opposite its front  ( back end , backside , rear )
    the side of an object that is opposite its front
     His room was toward the rear of the hotel
    his room was toward the rear of the hotel
  3. () The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer  ( back , rear )
    the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
     He stood at the back of the stage
    he stood at the back of the stage
     It was hidden in the rear of the store
    it was hidden in the rear of the store
  4. The side that goes last or is not normally seen  ( rear , back )
    the side that goes last or is not normally seen
     He wrote the date on the back of the photograph
    he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
  5. [Informal] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
     He deserves a good kick in the butt
    he deserves a good kick in the butt
     Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

verb

  1. () Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds  ( rise up , rear )
    stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
     The horse reared in terror
    The horse reared in terror
  2. () Look after a child until it is an adult  ( nurture , parent , bring up , raise , rear )
    look after a child until it is an adult
     Raise a family
    raise a family
     Bring up children
    bring up children
  3. () Rise up  ( lift , rear , rise )
    rise up
     The building rose before them
    The building rose before them
  4. Construct, build, or erect  ( rear , raise , put up , erect , set up )
    construct, build, or erect
     Raise a barn
    Raise a barn
  5. Cause to rise up  ( erect , rear )
    cause to rise up