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rear
adjective(rear)
located in or toward the back or rear
Synonyms: rearward,
Examples:
The chair's rear legs.
The rear door of the plane.
On the rearward side.
rear
verb(rear)
rise up
Synonyms: lift, rise,
rear
noun(rear)
the side of an object that is opposite its front
Synonyms: back end, backside,
Antonyms: front,
Examples:
His room was toward the rear of the hotel.
rear
verb(rear)
cause to rise up
Synonyms: erect,
rear
noun(rear)
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
Synonyms: back,
Antonyms: front,
rear
verb(rear)
construct, build, or erect
Synonyms: erect, put up, raise, set up,
rear
noun(rear)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush,
rear
verb(rear)
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
Synonyms: rise up,
Examples:
The horse reared in terror.
rear
noun(rear)
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Synonyms: back,
Examples:
It was hidden in the rear of the store.
rear
verb(rear)
look after a child until it is an adult
Synonyms: bring up, nurture, parent, raise,
rear
noun(rear)
the back of a military formation or procession
Antonyms: head,
Examples:
Infantrymen were in the rear.

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