- rear⇄adj. at the back; in the back.
Ex. Leave by the rear door of the bus. He returned to rear headquarters about fifteen miles behind the front lines. - rear⇄expr. at (or in) the rear of, behind.
Ex. The houses were built in 1877; at the rear of them was a 9-inch sewer (Law Times). - rear⇄expr. bring up the rear, to move onward as the rear part; come last in order.
Ex. Lauener was in front, ... while I brought up the rear (John Tyndall). - rear⇄expr. rear oneself, to get up on one's feet; rise up.
Ex. The unruly beast presently reared himself (Henry Fielding). - rear⇄noun rearer.
- rear⇄noun 1. the back part; back.
Ex. the rear of a car. The kitchen is in the rear of the house.
2. the last part of an army, fleet, or other group engaged in a struggle, especially when farthest from the line of battle or other conflict. - rear⇄rear (1), noun, adjective.
- rear⇄rear (2), transitive verb.
1. to make grow; help to grow; bring up.
Ex. The mother was very careful in rearing her children.
2. to breed (livestock).
3. to set up; build.
Ex. The men of old reared altars to the gods. The pi - rear⇄rear (3), adjective.
(British Dialect.) rare; underdone. - rear⇄v.i. to rise on the hind legs; rise.
Ex. The horse reared as the fire engine dashed past.