Rear — synonyms, rear antonyms, definition

1. rear (a)

after back backward hind hindmost in back of posterior remote tail

2. rear (Noun)

abdomen after arse ass back back end background backside base behind bottom bum buns butt buttocks can derriere end fanny fundament • • • front head

rear (Noun) — (military) the back of a military formation or procession. ex. "infantrymen were in the rear"

rear (Noun) — The side of an object that is opposite its front. ex. "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

rear (Noun) — The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer. ex. "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

rear (Noun) — The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. ex. "he deserves a good kick in the rear"

rear (Noun) — The side that goes last or is not normally seen. ex. "he wrote the date on the rear of the photograph"

body part face formation place position side after part empennage nape nucha poop quarter rearward scruff stern tail tail assembly body torso trunk

3. rear (Verb)

breed bring up build build up construct devise discipline educate elevate erect exalt fabricate form foster hoist hold up instruct lift lift up loft • • •

rear (Verb) — Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds. ex. "The horse reared in terror"

rear (Verb) — Provide for and care for during childhood. ex. "rear a family"

rear (Verb) — Become or appear high or tall. ex. "The building reared before them"

rear (Verb) — Cause to rise up.

rear (Verb) — (construction) Construct, build.

appear bring up build construct elevate get up lift look make raise seem straighten cock up cradle fledge foster hulk loom pitch predominate prick prick up rear back set up tower

4. rear (Adjective)

rearward

rear (Adjective) — Located in or toward the back or rear. ex. "the chair's rear legs" ex. "the rear door of the plane"