ALL meanings of rear
rear
R r - noun rear the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house. 1
- noun rear the space or position behind something: The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear. 1
- noun rear the buttocks; rump. 1
- noun rear the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc. 1
- adjective rear pertaining to or situated at the rear of something: the rear door of a bus. 1
- idioms rear rear its (ugly) head. head (def 85). 1
- verb with object rear to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child. 1
- verb with object rear to breed and raise (livestock). 1
- verb with object rear to raise by building; erect. 1
- verb with object rear to raise to an upright position: to rear a ladder. 1
- verb with object rear to lift or hold up; elevate; raise. 1
- verb without object rear to rise on the hind legs, as a horse or other animal. 1
- verb without object rear (of a person) to start up in angry excitement, hot resentment, or the like (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object rear to rise high or tower aloft: The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings. 1
- adjective rear at the back 1
- noun rear section in back 1
- noun rear behind 1
- transitive verb rear raise children 1
- transitive verb rear farming: animals 1
- noun rear buttocks 1
- noun rear military: away from fighting 1
- intransitive verb rear horse 1
- singular noun rear The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it. 0
- singular noun rear Rear is also an adjective. 0
- singular noun rear If you are at the rear of a moving line of people, you are the last person in it. 0
- countable noun rear Your rear is the part of your body that you sit on. 0
- verb rear If you rear children, you look after them until they are old enough to look after themselves. 0
- verb rear 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. 0
- verb rear 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. 0
- verb rear Rear up means the same as rear. 0
- verb rear If you say that something such as a building or mountain rears above you, you mean that is very tall and close to you. 0
- noun rear the back or hind part 0
- noun rear the area or position that lies at the back 0
- noun rear the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front 0
- noun rear the buttocks 0
- noun rear of or in the rear 0
- verb rear to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise 0
- verb rear to breed (animals) or grow (plants) 0
- verb rear to place or lift (a ladder, etc) upright 0
- verb rear to erect (a monument, building, etc); put up 0
- verb rear (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright 0
- verb rear (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower 0
- verb rear to start with anger, resentment, etc 0
- noun rear the back or hind part of something 0
- noun rear the place or position behind or at the back 0
- noun rear the part of a military or naval force farthest from the enemy 0
- adjective rear of, at, or in the rear 0
- verb transitive rear to put upright; elevate 0
- verb transitive rear to build; erect 0
- verb transitive rear to grow or breed (animals or plants) 0