rear

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rear

The dog sat in the rear of the moving car.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Located at or toward the back: Describes something positioned behind or at the furthest part from the front.
  2. Noun:
    • The back part of something: The side or area that is opposite the front or is normally not seen.
    • The buttocks: The fleshy part of the human body on which a person sits.
    • The back of a military formation: The section of troops or vehicles positioned behind the main body.
  3. Verb:
    • To raise or lift up: To cause something to rise or stand up.
    • To bring up and care for offspring: To nurture, raise, and educate children or young animals.
    • To breed or cultivate: To grow plants or breed animals.
    • To rise up on hind legs: For an animal, especially a horse, to stand upright on its back legs.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Please use the rear entrance.
    • The rear wheels of the car were damaged.
  • Noun:
    • The kitchen is at the rear of the house.
    • He fell and hurt his rear.
    • The supplies were positioned in the rear of the convoy.
  • Verb:
    • The horse reared in fright at the loud noise.
    • They worked hard to rear three children.
    • He plans to rear cattle on his farm.
Advanced Usage
  • "To bring up the rear": To be at the very back of a moving group.
    • The slowest hikers were told to bring up the rear.
  • "Rear its head": (Of something unpleasant) to appear or become noticeable.
    • Old prejudices can rear their heads in times of social tension.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rearward (adj/adv): Situated at or directed toward the rear.
    • They made a rearward movement.
  • Rearing (n): The act of raising or caring for young.
    • The rearing of children is a great responsibility.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Back, hind, posterior.
  • Noun: Back, end, tail, behind, buttocks.
  • Verb: Raise, lift, elevate, nurture, bring up, breed.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Rear up: (For an animal or vehicle) to rise suddenly, especially on the back part.
    • The stallion reared up when it saw the snake.
Related Idioms
  • "In the rearview mirror": Referring to something that is in the past or has been overcome.
    • After the successful launch, their early struggles were in the rearview mirror.
  • "Rear guard": A military unit protecting the rear of an army; figuratively, a defensive effort to protect something in decline.
    • They fought a rear-guard action to defend their traditional policies.
rear

The dog sat in the rear of the moving car.

Adjective
  1. located in or toward the back or rear
    • the chair's rear legs
    • the rear door of the plane
    • on the rearward side
Noun
  1. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    • he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
  2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
  3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    • he stood at the back of the stage
    • it was hidden in the rear of the store
  4. the side of an object that is opposite its front
    • his room was toward the rear of the hotel
  5. the back of a military formation or procession
    • infantrymen were in the rear
Verb
  1. construct, build, or erect
    • Raise a barn
  2. cause to rise up
  3. rise up
    • The building rose before them
  4. bring up
    • raise a family
    • bring up children
  5. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    • The horse reared in terror

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