rear

rear ¹  (rîr)

n.

1. A hind part.

2. The point or area farthest from the front: the rear of the hall.

3. The part of a military deployment usually farthest from the fighting front.

4. Informal The buttocks.

adj.

Of, at, or located in the rear.

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[Middle English rere, rear of an army, short for rerewarde, rear guard; see rearward².]

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rear ¹

Noun

1. the back part

2. the area or position that lies at the back

3. Informal the buttocks

4. bring up the rear to come last

Adjective

of or in the rear: the rear carriage [Old French rer]

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rear ²

Verb

1. to care for and educate (children) until maturity

2. to breed (animals) or grow (plants)

3. (of a horse) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright

4. to place or lift (something) upright [Old English ræran]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rear - the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" head - the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack"
	2.	rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" back end, backside nape, nucha, scruff - the back side of the neck side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" rearward - direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" forepart, front, front end - the side that is forward or prominent
	3.	rear - 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" back position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
	4.	rear - 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?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, derriere, fanny, tooshie, tush, fundament, seat, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	5.	rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" back side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" after part, stern, poop, tail, quarter - the rear part of a ship empennage, tail assembly, tail - the rear part of an aircraft front - the side that is seen or that goes first
Verb	1.	rear - stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" rise up rear back - rear backwards on its hind legs; "the frightened horse reared back" straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"
	2.	rear - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" parent, bring up, nurture, raise fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight cradle - bring up from infancy foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
	3.	rear - rise up; "The building rose before them" rise, lift appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" hulk, tower, loom, predominate - appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
	4.	rear - cause to rise up erect pitch, set up - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" cock up, prick up, prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
	5.	rear - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" erect, put up, set up, raise construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
Adj.	1.	rear - located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" rearward back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"

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rear ¹

noun 1. back part, back << OPPOSITE front

noun 2. back, end, tail, rearguard, tail end, back end

modifier 3. back, aft, hind, hindmost, after Nautical last, following, trailing << OPPOSITE front

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rear ²

verb 1. bring up, raise, educate, care for, train, nurse, foster, nurture

verb 2. breed, keep

verb 3. (often with up or over) rise, tower, soar, loom

Translations

rear [rɪəʳ] adj → trasero

n → parte f trasera

vt (= cattle, family) → criar

vi (also: rear up) [animal] → encabritarse

rear [rɪəʳ] adj → de derrière, arrière inv;

(Aut) [wheel etc] → arrière

n → arrière m, derrière m

vt [+ cattle, family] → élever

vi (also: rear up) [animal] → se cabrer

rear [rɪəʳ] adj → hintere(r, s);

(wheel etc) → Hinter-

n → Rückseite f;

(buttocks) → Hinterteil nt

vt (family, animals) → aufziehen

vi (also: rear up) (horse) → sich aufbäumen

rear [rɪəʳ] adj → di dietro;

(AUT) [wheel etc] → posteriore

n → didietro, parte f posteriore

vt [+ cattle, family] → allevare

vi (also: rear up) [animal] → impennarsi

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rear¹

n rear [riə]

1 the back part of something There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear. van agter, agter مُؤَخَّر задна част zadní část; týl bag; bagtrop die Rückseite, die Nachhut το πίσω μέρος από κτ. parte trasera tagapool پشت؛ عقب takaosa arrière אֲחוֹרִי पिछवाड़ा pozadina, zaleđe hátsó rész bagian belakang bakhlið retro, retrovia 後ろ 뒤, 후미 užpakalinė dalis, užnugaris aizmugure bahagian belakang achterkant bakside tył(y) retaguarda spate задняя сторона, часть; тыл zadná časť; tyl zadnji del pozadina bakre del, baksida ส่วนหลัง geri, arka, art 後部 тил; спина پیچھے bộ phận đằng sau; hậu phương 后部

2 the buttocks, bottom The horse kicked him in his rear. boude مُؤَخَّرَة الإنْسان задник zadek bagdel; ende der Hintern οπίσθια trasero tagumik سرین اسب؛ کفل takapuoli derrière אֲחוֹרַיִים पीछे का भाग pozadina, stražnjica fenék bokong bakhluti, rass didietro 尻 엉덩이 užpakalis sēžamvieta buntut achterwerk baken tyłek traseiro dos зад, задница zadok zadnjica pozadina bak, rumpa บั้นท้าย (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) popo, kıç 臀部 озадок, огузок پشت mông đít 臀部

adj

positioned behind the rear wheels of the car. agter خَلْفي заден zadní bag- Rück-... οπίσθιος, πίσω trasero, de detrás tagumine عقب taka- de derrière אֲחוֹרִי सब से पिछला हिस्सा stražnji hátsó belakang aftur- posteriore 後部の 뒤에 위치한 užpakalinis aizmugures-; pakaļējs kedudukan belakang achter{#169} bakfra, bak- tylny traseiro din spate задний zadný zadnji zadnji bak- ส่วนหลัง arka, arkada olan 後面(部)的 задній; тильний پچھلا phía sau 后面（部）的

n ˌrear-ˈadmiral

in the navy, (a person of) the rank above commodore. skout-by-nag لِواء بَحْري контраадмирал kontraadmirál kontreadmiral der Konteradmiral υποναύαρχος contraalmirante kontradmiral دریادار kontra-amiraali contre-amiral סְגָן-אָדמִירָל सह-नौसेनाध्यक्ष kontra-admiral ellentengernagy laksamana muda varaaðmíráll contrammiraglio 海軍少将 해군 소장 kontradmirolas kontradmirālis laksamana schout{#169}bij{#169}nacht kontreadmiral kontradmirał contra-almirante contraamiral контр-адмирал kontradmirál kontraadmiral admiral konteramiral กองหลัง tuğamiral 海軍少將 контр-адмірал بحریہ کا فیلنگ افسر thiếu tướng hải quân 海军少将

n sg or n pl ˈrearguard

(the group of) soldiers who protect the rear of an army (eg when it is retreating). agterhoede مُؤَخَّر الجَيْش ариергард zadní voj bagtrop die Nachhut οπισθοφυλακή retaguardia järelvägi عقبدار؛ پس قاراول jälkijoukko arrière-garde מֶאַסֵף सेना के पृष्ठ भाग का रक्षक दल zalaznica utóvéd penjaga belakang bakvarðarlið retroguardia 後衛 후위 ariergardas arjergards pertahanan belakang achterhoede baktropp tylna straż retaguarda ariergardă арьергард zadný voj zaščitnica pozadinski vojnici arriärgarde ทหารกองหนุน artçı 後衛 ар'єргард فوج کی وہ ٹکڑی جو اصل فوج کے پیچھے چلتی ہے đạo quân hậu tập 后卫