adv. | 1. | Early; soon. |
n. | 1. | The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; - opposed to front. |
| 2. | Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. |
a. | 1. | Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. |
v. t. | 1. | To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. |
| 1. | To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. |
| 2. | To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. |
| 3. | To lift and take up. |
| 4. | To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. |
| 5. | To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. |
| 6. | To rouse; to stir up. |
v. i. | 1. | To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. |
Noun | 1. | rear - the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"Antonyms: 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" |
| 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?"Synonyms: arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, derriere, fanny, tooshie, tush, fundament, seat, backside, bottom, butt, rump, stern, tail end, tail, can, bum |
| 5. | rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"Antonyms: 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" |
| 2. | rear - bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
| 3. | rear - rise up; "The building rose before them" |
| 4. | rear - cause to rise up |
| 5. | rear - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" |
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" |