Rear meaning

What does “rear” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rear” is a noun, verb and adjective with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the back of a military formation or procession.

rear

the back of a military formation or procession
“infantrymen were in the rear”
Oppositeshead
the side of an object that is opposite its front
“his room was toward the rear of the hotel”
Synonymsbackside back end
Oppositesfront
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”
Synonymsback
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?”
Synonymsbuttocks nates arse butt backside bum buns can
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
“he wrote the date on the back of the photograph”
Synonymsback
Oppositesfront

stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
“The horse reared in terror”
Synonymsrise up
look after a child until it is an adult
“raise a family”
“bring up children”
Synonymsraise bring up nurture parent
rise up
“The building rose before them”
Synonymsrise lift
cause to rise up
Synonymserect
construct, build, or erect
“Raise a barn”
Synonymsraise erect set up put up

located in or toward the back or rear
“the chair's rear legs”
“the rear door of the plane”
Synonymsrearward

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University