rear

rear
I
n
1. back, reverse; end, stern, heel, Inf. tag-or tail end, fag end, caboose; (of the head) Anat. occiput, (of the neck) nape, (of the neck) scruff.
2. buttocks, rump, posterior, fundament, hindquarters, hinder parts, (of animals) croup; (all of humans) Inf. backside, Inf. behind, Inf. fanny. See buttocks.
3. bring up the rear
follow behind, lag behind, come in last, get the booby prize.
II
v
1. raise, bring up, parent, nurture, nurse, Dial. fetch up; foster, develop, take in hand, bring along, develop, train, educate, instruct; cultivate, breed, groom, fit, form.
2. erect, build, put up, construct, put together, run up, fabricate, fashion, frame, Inf. slap together, Inf. whomp together, Inf. throw together.
3. raise upright, upraise, set up, put or stand up, upright, upend, stand on end, set [s.t.] on its feet or legs or base.
4. elevate, escalate, raise up, loft, hoist, lift, boost, uplift, hold up.
5. rear up, arise, uprise, rise on the hind legs, sit up; stand on tiptoe.
6.Often rear up
bristle, bristle up, get one's back up, Inf. see red, Sl. get hot under the collar, Inf. do a slow burn; let one's anger rise, get one's blood up, Inf. get one's dander or Irish up, Inf. get mad; stiffen up, rise in anger, bridle up, bridle.
7. rise, tower, loom, bulk, command, dominate, rise or tower above, look down upon or over, overshadow; soar, spire, soar into the clouds.

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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[=i]san to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Raise}.] 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rear — rear1 [rir] n. [prob. back form. < REAR(WARD), REAR (GUARD)] 1. the back or hind part of something 2. the place or position behind or at the back [at the rear of the house] 3. the part of a military or naval force farthest from the enemy ☆ 4 …   English World dictionary

  • rear — [adj] back, end aft, after, astern, backward, behind, dorsal, following, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindmost, last, mizzen, posterior, postern, rearmost, rearward, retral, reverse, stern, tail; concept 583 Ant. beginning, front rear [n] back or… …   New thesaurus

  • rear — Ⅰ. rear [1] ► NOUN 1) the back or hindmost part of something. 2) (also rear end) informal a person s buttocks. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ at the back. ● bring up the rear Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • rear- — comb. form, partly of OF. or AF. origin, as in rear ward, guard, rearsupper (and hence by analogy in rear admiral, feast, freight), partly ad. F. arrière , as in rear vassal, vault, and partly (from c 1600) an attributive use of rear n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rear — (r[=e]r), v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rear — may be used as a noun and a verb and has several meanings: * Rear (military) the area of a battlefield behind the front line *Animals: **In stockbreeding, to breed and raise **Rear (horse), when a horse lifts its front legs off the ground *Rear… …   Wikipedia

  • rear up — ˈrear up [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rear up he/she/it rears up present participle rearing up past tense reared up past part …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rear — (r[=e]r), adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear? Gay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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