Look up: Rear

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   rear
   [n] - the side of an object that is opposite its front 2. [n] - the back of a military formation or procession 3. [n] - the side that goes last or is not normally seen 4. [v] - bring up 5. [v] - cause to rise up 6. [v] - as of quadrupeds
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   rear
   a) (Australia) that portion of a fire spreading directly into the wind; b) (Canada) that portion of a fire edge opposite the head; c) the slowest spreading portion of a fire edge Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • of a horse to rise on its hind legs. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
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   Rear
   Rear (rēr) adverb Early; soon. [ Prov. Eng.] « Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear ?» Gay.
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   Rear
   Rear noun [ Old French riere behind, backward, from Latin retro . Confer Arrear .] 1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front . « Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.» Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the re ...
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   Rear
   Rear adjective Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. Rear admiral , an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral . -- Rear front (Mil.) , the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. -- Rear guard (Mil.)< ...
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   Rear
   Rear (rēr) transitive verb To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [ R.]
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   Rear
   Rear transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Reared (rērd); present participle & verbal noun Rearing .] [ Anglo-Saxon rǣran to raise, rear, elevate, for rǣsan , causative of rīsan to rise. See Rise , and confer Raise .] 1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to ...
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   Rear
   Rear intransitive verb To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. Rearing bit , a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. Knight.
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   rear
   1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. 'In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.' (Milton) 'It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.' (Barrow) 'Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.' (Ld. Lytton) ... 2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear d ...
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    rear
    backside noun the side of an object that is opposite its front; `his room was toward the rear of the hotel`
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    rear
    back noun the side that goes last or is not normally seen; `he wrote the date on the back of the photograph`
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    rear
    noun the back of a military formation or procession; `infantrymen were in the rear`
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    rear
    verb cause to rise up
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    Rear
    `Rear` may be used as a noun and a verb and has several meanings: *`Rear (military)` - the area of a battlefield behind the front line *Animals: **In stockbreeding, to breed and raise. **`Rearing` is when a horse spreads his hind legs. *Rear end is the buttocks.
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    Rear
    • (v. t.) To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. • (v. i.) To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. • (v. t.) To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. • (v. t.) To rouse; to stir up. • (v. t.) To lift and take up. • (v. t.) To erect by building...
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    rear
    (from the article `tactics`) ...three days, and one week-long series of engagements became known as the Seven Days` Battles. Since modern weapons permitted fighting at longer ...
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    rear
    
    1. the back of a military formation or procession
    2. the side of an object that is opposite its front
    3. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    
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