rear

[rear]

The rear is the back end of something, like the rear of a school bus or the members of the marching band who stand at the rear of the parade.

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Early; soon.

Noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

Noun
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?"

Noun
the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"

Noun
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"

Noun
the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

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Verb
construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

Verb
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"

Verb
cause to rise up

Verb
bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

Verb
rise up; "The building rose before them"


adv.
Early; soon.

n.
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front.

n.
Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.

a.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.

v. t.
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.

v. t.
To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.

v. t.
To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another.

v. t.
To lift and take up.

v. t.
To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.

v. t.
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.

v. t.
To rouse; to stir up.

v. i.
To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.


Rear

Rear , adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.]
Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear!

Rear

Rear, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.] 1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; -- opposed to front.
Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.

Rear

Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See Admiral. -- Rear front (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. -- Rear guard (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also figuratively. -- Rear line (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army. -- Rear rank (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. -- Rear sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech. -- To bring up the rear, to come last or behind.

Rear

Rear , v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.]

Rear

Rear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rearing.] [AS. r&aemac;ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r&aemac;san, causative of r'c6san to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.] 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.
In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
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.
One reared a font of stone.
3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.]
And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Upon his set the lovely load.
4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.
He wants a father to protect his youth, And rear him up to virtue.
5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. 6. To rouse; to strip up. [Obs.]
And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
Syn. -- To lift; elevate; erect; raise, build; establish. See the Note under Raise, 3 (c).

Rear

Rear, v. i. To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. Rearing bit, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. Knight.

Early; soon.

The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; -- opposed to front.

Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.

To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.

To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.

To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.

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Usage Examples

The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes.

Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety prompts them to advertise their college and university affiliations in the rear window of their automobiles.

Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up.

Obama has seen to the passage of the most radical legislation in recent American history and so-called 'progressives' should be thanking him for it - even as many of the rest of us rear in horror from its implications.

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

Never comment on a woman's rear end. Never use the words 'large' or 'size' with 'rear end.' Never. Avoid the area altogether. Trust me.

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes.

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