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List of meaning for rear

the back part of something

rear(noun)

the back of a military formation or procession

"infantrymen were in the rear"

rear, backside, back end(noun)

the side of an object that is opposite its front

"his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

back, 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"

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass(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?"

rear, back(adj)

the side that goes last or is not normally seen

"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

rear(a), rearward(a)(verb)

located in or toward the back or rear

"the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"

rear, rise up(verb)

stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

"The horse reared in terror"

rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent(verb)

bring up

"raise a family"; "bring up children"

rise, lift, rear(verb)

rise up

"The building rose before them"

rear, erect(verb)

cause to rise up

raise, erect, rear, set up, put up(verb)

construct, build, or erect

"Raise a barn"

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part

go to the back of the building and look out the rear window and you'll see the eagle

a behind part or surface

the rear of the car was sleekly designed

the part of the body upon which someone sits

fell off her skates onto her rear

to bring to maturity through care and education

watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young

to fix in an upright position

it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing

to form by putting together parts or materials

the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse

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