Rear Very Common

Rear has 18 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions

Noun

the back of a military formation or procession

"infantrymen were in the rear"

rear

the side of an object that is opposite its front

"his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

rear backside back end

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"

back rear

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?"

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

the side that goes last or is not normally seen

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

rear back

The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.

"The truck's rear bumper was dented after backing into the garage door."

In plain English: The rear is the back part of something, like the back end of a car or the buttocks of an animal.

"She raised her child in the rear of the house while her husband worked outside."

Verb

stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

"The horse reared in terror"

rear rise up

look after a child until it is an adult

"raise a family"

"bring up children"

rear raise bring up nurture parent

rise up

"The building rose before them"

rise lift rear

cause to rise up

"The wind caught his sail and instantly reared him upright after he had capsized."

rear erect

construct, build, or erect

"Raise a barn"

raise erect rear set up put up

To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

"The team worked late into the night to rear a new fence around the perimeter of the farm to keep the sheep from wandering off."

To move; stir.

To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.

In plain English: To rear means to raise and take care of a baby animal until it is grown.

Adjective

located in or toward the back or rear

"the chair's rear legs"

"the rear door of the plane"

"on the rearward side"

rear rearward

(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.

"The rear guard of the marching army was struggling to keep up with the rest of the column."

Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost

In plain English: Rear means being at the back or furthest away from the front.

"The rear end of his car was badly dented after the accident."

Usage: Use rear as an adjective to describe undercooked or nearly raw eggs, particularly in British English contexts where it implies the egg is not yet fully set. Avoid confusing this culinary term with its more common verb meaning of raising children or animals.

Adverb

early; soon

"The baby will rear up and cry before you even have a chance to finish your coffee."

In plain English: Rear means to move backward or go in reverse.

"He stood up and reared back to dodge the punch."

Example Sentences

"The rear end of his car was badly dented after the accident." adj

"He stood up and reared back to dodge the punch." adv

"She raised her child in the rear of the house while her husband worked outside." noun

Origin

The word "rear" comes from Middle English and Old English roots meaning to raise or set upright. It traveled into modern usage with this original sense of lifting something up or promoting growth.

Rhyming Words

ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear blear

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