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| 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"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" | |
| 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" | |
| 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 | |
| 5. | rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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 | |
| 5. | rear - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" | |
| 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" back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance" |