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rear¹ (rîr)

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.

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

rear² (rîr)

v. reared, rear·ing, rears

v.tr.

1. To care for (children or a child) during the early stages of life; bring up.

2. To lift upright; raise.

3. To build; erect.

4. To tend (growing plants or animals).

v.intr.

1. To rise on the hind legs, as a horse.

2. To rise high in the air; tower.

[Middle English reren, to raise, from Old English rran; see er-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

rearer n.

rear¹

1. the back or hind part

2. the area or position that lies at the back a garden at the rear of the house

3. (Military) the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front

4. an informal word for buttocks (see buttock)

bring up the rear to be at the back in a procession, race, etc.

in the rear at the back

7. (modifier) of or in the rear the rear legs the rear side

[probably abstracted from rearward or rearguard]

rear²

1. (tr) to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to breed (animals) or grow (plants)

3. (tr) to place or lift (a ladder, etc.) upright

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to erect (a monument, building, etc.); put up

5. (intr; often foll by up) (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright

6. (intr; often foll by up or over) (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower

7. (intr) to start with anger, resentment, etc.

[Old English rǣran; related to Old High German rēren to distribute, Old Norse reisa to raise]

rearer n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

rear¹

noun

1. back, back end, back part, rear part, stern (Nautical) He settled back in the rear of the taxi.
back front, nose, bow, stem, vanguard, forward end

2. back, end, tail, rearguard, tail end, back end Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession.

3. (Informal) behind, backside (informal), rump, rear end, seat, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), bum (Brit. slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, posterior, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) She blames her rounded rear on her love of butter.

adjective

back, aft, hind, hindmost, after (Nautical), last, following, trailing the rear end of a tractor
back leading, front, forward, foremost

rear²

verb

1. bring up, raise, educate, care for, train, nurse, foster, nurture I was reared in east Texas.

2. breed, keep, raise, tend She spends a lot of time rearing animals.

3. rise, tower, soar, loom The exhibition hall reared above me behind a high fence.

Translations

rear¹ [rɪəʳ]

A. N

1. (= back part) → parte f trasera, parte f posterior; (esp of building) → parte f de atrás
the car behind skidded into his rear → el coche que venía detrás patinó, chocando contra la parte trasera or posterior del suyo
the rear of the train → la parte trasera or posterior del tren, los últimos vagones del tren
from the rear he looked just like everybody else → por detrás parecía como todo el mundo

2. [of procession] → cola f, final m; [of battle formation] → retaguardia f
to attack the enemy from the rear → atacar al enemigo por la retaguardia

3. (= buttocks) → trasero m

4. (in phrases) at or in the rear [of vehicle] → en la parte trasera; [of building] → en la parte trasera or de atrás; [of procession] → en la cola, al final
there is a garden at or > in the rear of the house (US) → detrás de la casa hay un jardín
he sat in the rear of the taxi → se sentó en el asiento de atrás del taxi
to bring up the rear → cerrar la marcha
to the rear (gen) → detrás, en la parte trasera or de atrás (Mil) → en la retaguardia
a house with a patio to the rear → una casa con un patio detrás, una casa con un patio en la parte trasera or de atrás
to be well to the rear → quedar muy atrás
to the rear of → detrás de
to the rear of the house was open countryside → detrás de la casa había campo abierto

B. ADJ (gen) → de atrás, trasero

C. CPD rear admiral N → contraalmirante mf
rear door N (in building, of vehicle) → puerta f trasera or de atrás
rear end N [of vehicle] → parte f trasera or posterior (= buttocks) → trasero m
rear gunner N → artillero m de cola
rear light N → piloto m, luz f trasera, calavera f (Mex)
rear seat N → asiento m trasero or de atrás
rear wheel N → rueda f trasera or de atrás
rear-wheel drive → tracción f trasera
rear window N [of building] → ventana f de atrás; [of vehicle] → luneta f trasera, cristal m de atrás

rear² [rɪəʳ]

A. VT

1. (= raise, bring up) [+ children, animals] → criar
an audience reared on a diet of pop music → un público que ha crecido oyendo música pop
see also hand-rear

2. (= raise) → levantar, alzar
fascism/jealousy rears its ugly head again → el fascismo/la envidia vuelve a levantar la cabeza

3. (= build) → erigir

B. VI (also to rear up)

1. (on hind legs) [horse] → empinarse; (in fright) → encabritarse

2. (= rise steeply) [building, mountain, wave] → alzarse, erguirse
the mountains reared up on each side → las montañas se alzaban or se erguían a cada lado

rear [ˈrɪə^r]

adj

[entrance] → de derrière; [wheel, window, seat] → arrière inv

[building, vehicle] → arrière m
at the rear of the train → à l'arrière du train

[procession, line] → arrière m
to bring up the rear → fermer la marche

(= buttocks) → derrière m

[+ children, family] → élever

[+ cattle] → élever

vi (also rear up) [horse] → se cabrer
rear admiral n → contre-amiral m
rear bumper n → pare-chocs m arrière inv
rear door n

[house] → porte f de derrière

[car] → porte f arrière inv
rear-end [ˌrɪərˈɛnd] vt (US) [+ car] → emboutir (l'arrière de)
rear-engined [ˌrɪərˈɛndʒɪnd] adj → avec moteur à l'arrière

rear:

rear admiral

n → Konteradmiral m

rear end

n → hinteres Ende; (Aut) → Heck nt; (fig; hum: = buttocks) → Hintern m (inf), → Hinterteil nt (inf)

rear-end

vt (esp US Mot) → auffahren (→ sb/sth auf +acc)

rear-end collision

n (Mot), rear-ender

n (esp US inf Mot) → Auffahrunfall m

rear-engined

adj (Aut) → mit Heckmotor, heckmotorig

rearguard

n (Mil) → Nachhut f

rearguard action

n → Nachhutgefecht nt

rear gunner

n (Mil) → Heckschütze m → /-schützin f

rear:

rear-mounted engine

n (Aut) → Heckmotor m

rear projection

n (Film, Theat) → Rückprojektion f

rear¹

(= back part) → hinterer Teil; (inf: = buttocks) → Hintern m (inf); in or at the rear → hinten (→ of in +dat); to be situated at/to(wards) the rear of the plane → hinten im Flugzeug/am hinteren Ende des Flugzeugs sein; at or to the rear of the building (outside) → hinter dem Haus; (inside) → hinten im Haus; go to the rear of the house (behind the house) → geh hinter das Haus; (inside the house) → geh nach hinten; from the rear → von hinten

(Mil) → Schwanz m → (der Truppe); to attack an army in the rear → eine Armee im Rücken angreifen; to bring up the rear (lit, fig) → die Nachhut bilden

adj

→ Hinter-, hintere(r, s)

(Aut) → Heck-; rear building → Rückgebäude nt; rear door → hintere Tür; rear engine → Heckmotor m; rear lights → Rücklichter pl; rear wheel → Hinterrad nt; rear window → Heckfenster nt; rear windscreen → Heckscheibe f

rear²

(esp Brit) animals, family → großziehen, aufziehen

to rear its head (animal) → den Kopf zurückwerfen; (snake) → sich aufstellen; violence/racism reared its ugly head (again) → die Gewalt/der Rassismus kam (wieder) zum Vorschein; sex rears its ugly head → der Trieb meldet sich

vi (horse: also rear up) → sich aufbäumen

rear¹ [rɪəʳ]

1. adj (gen) → di dietro, posteriore (Aut) (door, window, wheel) → posteriore

2. n (back part) → didietro, parte f posteriore (Anat) (fam) (buttocks) → didietro, sedere m (Mil) → retroguardia
in or at the rear (of) → dietro (a), didietro (a)
to bring up the rear → venire per ultimo (Mil) → formare la retroguardia

rear¹ [rɪəʳ]

1. adj (gen) → di dietro, posteriore (Aut) (door, window, wheel) → posteriore

rear² [rɪəʳ]

1. vt

a. (raise, cattle, family) → allevare

b. (one's head) → drizzare

2. vi (also rear up) (esp horse) → impennarsi

rear² [rɪəʳ]

1. vt

a. (raise, cattle, family) → allevare

b. (one's head) → drizzare

2. vi (also rear up) (esp horse) → impennarsi

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 배후 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 後面 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 takamus derrière אֲחוֹרַיִים पीछे का भाग pozadina, stražnjica fenék bokong bakhluti, rass didietro 尻 궁둥이 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 뒤의 užpakalinis aizmugures-; pakaļējs kedudukan belakang achter{#169} bakfra, bak- tylny traseiro din spate задний zadný zadnji zadnji bak- ส่วนหลัง arka, arkada olan 在後面的 задній; тильний پچھلا phía sau 后面（部）的

n rear-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 rearguard

(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 [군사] 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

rear²

v rear [riə]

1 to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up) She has reared six children; He rears cattle. grootmaak يُرَبّي отглеждам (vy)chovat, pěstovat opdrage; opfostre; opdrætte aufziehen ανατρέφω, (εκ)τρέφω criar üles kasvatama, pidama پرورش دادن kasvattaa élever לְגָדֵל पालना odgajati, dići na noge (fel)nevel memelihara ala upp; rækta allevare 育てる 기르다 (iš)auginti audzēt; audzināt membesarkan grootbrengen ale opp, drive (-)oppdrett wychowywać, hodować criar a creşte растить, воспитывать;выращивать (vy)chovať, pestovať rediti uzgajati fostra, föda upp เลี้ยงดู yetiştirmek, büyütmek 撫養；飼養 виховувати, вирощувати پرورش کرنا nuôi nấng 抚养；饲养

2 (especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs The horse reared in fright as the car passed. opspring يَشُبُّ الحِصان изправям се на задните си крака vzpínat se stejle sich aufbäumen σηκώνομαι στα πίσω πόδια (για άλογο) encabritarse tagajalgadele tõusma روی دو پا بلند شدن اسب nousta takajaloilleen (se) cabrer לְהִתרוֹמֵם עַל רַגלָיִים אָחוֹרִיוֹת पालन पोषण करना propinjati se ágaskodik mendompak prjóna impennarsi 後足で立つ 뒷다리로 서다 piestu stotis slieties pakaļkājās berdiri dengan kaki belakang steigeren reise seg på bakbeina, steile wspiąć się empinar-se a se cabra становиться на дыбы vzpínať sa vzpeti se podići se stegra sig ม้ายกเท้าหลังขึ้น şahlanmak, şaha kalkmak （尤指馬)用後腿站立 ставати дибки گھوڑے کا دو پاؤں پر کھڑے ہو جانا chồm lên 使（马）用后腿站起

3 to raise (the head etc) The snake reared its head. oplig يَرْفَع вдигам vztyčit løfte heben υψώνω, σηκώνω levantar, alzar tõstma بلند کردن nostaa (se) dresser לְהָרִים सिर इत्यादि उठाना podići felemel mengangkat reisa sig sollevare あげる 들어 올리다 pakelti pacelt mengangkat kepala opheffen reise seg podnieść levantar a (se) ridica поднимать vztýčiť dvigniti podići lyfta [] ชูขึ้น kaldırmak 抬起(頭) піднімати اٹھانا ngẩng lên 抬起（头）

rear up

1 (especially of horses) to rear. opspring يَرْفَعُ الحِصانُ رجْلَيْه изправям се на задните си крака vzpínat se stejle sich aufbäumen σηκώνομαι στα πίσω πόδια encabritarse tagajalgadele tõusma روی دو پا بلند شدن اسب nousta takajaloilleen (se) cabrer לְהִתרוֹמֵם עַל רַגלָיִים אָחוֹרִיוֹת पालना propinjati se ágaskodik mendompak prjóna impennarsi 後足で立つ 뒷다리로 서다 piestu stotis slieties pakaļkājās berdiri dengan kaki belakang steigeren reise seg på bakbeina, steile wspiąć się empinar-se a se cabra становиться на дыбы vzpínať sa vzpeti se propeti se stegra sig ยกเท้าหลังขึ้น şahlanmak （尤指馬）用後腿站立 ставати дибки گھوڑے کا الف ہونا ngẩng lên 暴跳

2 (of problems etc) to appear. verskyn يَظْهَر възниквам vynořit se dukke op sich stellen ορθώνομαι surgir esile kerkima ظاهر شدن؛ پدیدیر شدن ilmestyä surgir לַצוּץ समस्या इत्यादि का सिर उठाना pojaviti se felbukkan timbul skjóta upp kollinum sorgere 持上がる (문제 따위가) 대두되다 iškilti []rasties timbul (masalah) zich voordoen reise seg, dukke opp pojawić się surgir a apărea, a se ivi появляться vynoriť sa pojaviti se pojaviti se uppstå มีปัญหาเกิดขึ้น ortaya çıkmak （問題等）出現 виникати مساءل وغیرہ پیدا ہونا xuất hiện 出现

rear → خلفي, مؤخرة الجيش zadní, zadní část bag-, bagende hinterer, hinterer Teil νώτα, πισινός parte trasera, trasero taka-, takaosa arrière pozadina, pozadinski posteriore, retro 後ろ, 後ろの 뒤, 뒤의 achter-, achterkant bak-, bakside tył, tylny parte traseira, traseiro задний, задняя часть bak-, bakdel ข้างหลัง, ด้านหลัง arka ở đằng sau, phía sau 后面的, 背后

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