rear
- rear
- [[t]rɪ͟ə(r)[/t]]
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rears, rearing, reared
1)
N-SING: the N, usu N of
n The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it.
He settled back in the rear of the taxi.
...a stairway in the rear of the building.
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Rear is also an adjective.
Manufacturers have been obliged to fit rear seat belts in all new cars.
2)
N-SING: the N, usu N of
n If you are at
the rear of a moving line of people, you are the last person in it. [FORMAL]
Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession...
The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
Syn:
Ant:
3)
N-COUNT: usu
poss N Your
rear is the part of your body that you sit on. [INFORMAL]
I turned away from the phone to see Lewis pat a waitress on her rear.
Syn:
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4) VERB If you rear children, you look after them until they are old enough to look after themselves.
[V n] She reared sixteen children, six her own and ten her husband's...
[be V-ed prep] I was reared in east Texas.
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5) VERB If you rear a young animal, you keep and look after it until it is old enough to be used for work or food, or until it can look after itself. [mainly BRIT]
[V n] She spends a lot of time rearing animals.
6) VERB When a horse rears, it moves the front part of its body upwards, so that its front legs are high in the air and it is standing on its back legs.
The horse reared and threw off its rider.
Rear up means the same as rear.
V P
...an army pony that didn't rear up at the sound of gunfire.
7) VERB If you say that something such as a building or mountain rears above you, you mean that is very tall and close to you.
[V prep/adv] The exhibition hall reared above me behind a high fence...
[V prep/adv] The mountains reared up on each side, steep and white.
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8) PHRASE: V inflects If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them.
...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession.
9) PHRASE: V and N inflect If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable.
The threat of strikes reared its head again this summer...
The extreme right reared its ugly head in the 1980s.
Phrasal Verbs:
English dictionary.
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Rear — Rear, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. [1913 Webster] {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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — Rear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reared} (r[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rearing}.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r[=ae]san, causative of r[=i]san to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Raise}.] 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rear — rear1 [rir] n. [prob. back form. < REAR(WARD), REAR (GUARD)] 1. the back or hind part of something 2. the place or position behind or at the back [at the rear of the house] 3. the part of a military or naval force farthest from the enemy ☆ 4 … English World dictionary
rear — [adj] back, end aft, after, astern, backward, behind, dorsal, following, hind, hinder, hindermost, hindmost, last, mizzen, posterior, postern, rearmost, rearward, retral, reverse, stern, tail; concept 583 Ant. beginning, front rear [n] back or… … New thesaurus
rear — Ⅰ. rear [1] ► NOUN 1) the back or hindmost part of something. 2) (also rear end) informal a person s buttocks. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ at the back. ● bring up the rear Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
rear- — comb. form, partly of OF. or AF. origin, as in rear ward, guard, rearsupper (and hence by analogy in rear admiral, feast, freight), partly ad. F. arrière , as in rear vassal, vault, and partly (from c 1600) an attributive use of rear n … Useful english dictionary
Rear — (r[=e]r), v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — Rear, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. {Arrear}.] 1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; opposed to {front}. [1913 Webster] Nipped with the lagging rear of winter s frost. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rear — may be used as a noun and a verb and has several meanings: * Rear (military) the area of a battlefield behind the front line *Animals: **In stockbreeding, to breed and raise **Rear (horse), when a horse lifts its front legs off the ground *Rear… … Wikipedia
rear up — ˈrear up [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rear up he/she/it rears up present participle rearing up past tense reared up past part … Useful english dictionary
Rear — (r[=e]r), adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear? Gay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
