Rear

[rɪə] or [rɪr]

Definition

(noun.) the side that goes last or is not normally seen; 'he wrote the date on the back of the photograph'.

(noun.) the back of a military formation or procession; 'infantrymen were in the rear'.

(noun.) the side of an object that is opposite its front; 'his room was toward the rear of the hotel'.

(verb.) stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; 'The horse reared in terror'.

(verb.) cause to rise up.

(verb.) bring up; 'raise a family'; 'bring up children'.

(adj.) located in or toward the back or rear; 'the chair's rear legs'; 'the rear door of the plane'; 'on the rearward side' .

Editor: Milton--From WordNet

Definition

(adv.) Early; soon.

(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.

(a.) Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.

(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.

(v. t.) To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another.

(v. t.) To lift and take up.

(v. t.) To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.

(v. t.) To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.

(v. t.) To rouse; to stir up.

(v. i.) To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.

Checked by Erwin

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Hinder part (particularly of an army).

v. a. [1]. Raise, elevate, lift, raise up.[2]. Bring up, RAISE.

Checker: Nellie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Back, end, tail

ANT:Van, front, face

SYN:Raise, elevate, breed, discipline, erect, train, educate, instruct, foster,establish, construct, lift

ANT:Stifle, extinguish, kill, depress, subvert, demolish, destroy

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Definition

v.t. to bring up to maturity: to educate: to erect: (Milt.) to lift upward as steps: (Spens.) to carry off by force: to stir up.—v.i. to rise on the hind-legs as a horse.—n. Rear′er one who rears or raises: in coal-mines a seam having an inclination of more than 30?

n. the back or hindmost part: the last part of an army or fleet.—ns. Rear′-ad′miral an officer of the third rank who commands the rear division of a fleet; Rear′dorse an open fireplace without a chimney against the rear wall of a room; Rear′-front the rear-rank of a body of troops when faced about; Rear′-guard troops which protect the rear of an army; Rear′horse an insect of the family Mantid; Rear′ing-bit a bit to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing; Rear′ing-box in fish-culture a fish-breeder; Rear′-line the last rank of a battalion &c. drawn up in open order; Rear′most last of all; Rear′-rank the hindermost rank of a body of troops; Rear′ward Rere′ward (B.) the rear-guard the part which comes last.

adj. early: underdone.—adjs. Rear′-boiled; Rear′-roast′ed.

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