Dictionary
rear
Pronunciation: (rēr), [key]—
n.
1. the back of something, as distinguished from the front:
The porch is at the rear of the house.
2. the space or position behind something:
The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear.
3. the buttocks; rump.
4. the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc.
5. bring up the rear, to be at the end; follow behind:
The army retreated, and the fleeing civilian population brought up the rear.
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adj.
pertaining to or situated at the rear of something:
the rear door of a bus. rear
Pronunciation: (rēr), [key]—
v.t.
1. to take care of and support up to maturity:
to rear a child.
2. to breed and raise (livestock).
3. to raise by building; erect.
4. to raise to an upright position:
to rear a ladder.
5. to lift or hold up; elevate; raise.
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v.i.
1. to rise on the hind legs, as a horse or other animal.
2. (of a person) to start up in angry excitement, hot resentment, or the like (usually fol. by
up).
3. to rise high or tower aloft:
The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
