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rear
1[ reer ]
noun
- the back of something, as distinguished from the front:
The porch is at the rear of the house.
- the space or position behind something:
The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear.
- the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc.
adjective
- pertaining to or situated at the rear of something:
the rear door of a bus.
rear
2[ reer ]
verb (used with object)
- to take care of and support up to maturity:
to rear a child.
Synonyms: ,
- to breed and raise (livestock).
- to raise by building; erect.
Synonyms:
- to raise to an upright position:
to rear a ladder.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to rise on the hind legs, as a horse or other animal.
- (of a person) to start up in angry excitement, hot resentment, or the like (usually followed by up ).
- to rise high or tower aloft:
The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings.
rear
1/ ɪə /
noun
- the back or hind part
- the area or position that lies at the back
a garden at the rear of the house
- the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front
- the buttocks See buttock
- bring up the rearto be at the back in a procession, race, etc
- in the rearat the back
- modifier of or in the rear
the rear legs
the rear side
rear
2/ ɪə /
verb
- tr to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise
- tr to breed (animals) or grow (plants)
- tr to place or lift (a ladder, etc) upright
- tr to erect (a monument, building, etc); put up
- introften foll byup (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright
- intr; often foll by up or over (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower
- intr to start with anger, resentment, etc
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ· adjective
- ɱ- adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rear1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rear1
Origin of rear2
Idioms and Phrases
- bring up the rear, to be at the end; follow behind:
The army retreated, and the fleeing civilian population brought up the rear.
- rear its (ugly) head. head ( def 85 ).
More idioms and phrases containing rear
- bring up the rear
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Monitoring from the rear of the group, Paul saw something was wrong, paddled to the right hand side of the river and left the water.
One key concern about the 2026 rules is that it will be difficult for cars to recover sufficient energy from the rear axle to deploy the permitted maximum amount of electrical power through a lap.
Farmers in the UK warned ministers last week not to dilute British food standards, saying the use of hormones in rearing livestock cannot be accepted.
Police then pursued the suspect into the rear alley of the apartment complex, where a police shooting took place.
Mr Dixit says smartphone tariffs will not cripple Apple should they rear their head again, but regardless will add "pressure - both operationally and politically" to a supply chain that cannot be unwound quickly.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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