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'behind' - used as an adjective
1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
behind by two points

'behind' - used as a adverb
2. in or to or toward the rear
he followed behind
seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front
the final runners were far behind
3. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
when he died he left much unfinished work behind
left a large family behind
the children left their books behind
he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind
4. of timepieces
my watch is running behind
5. in or into an inferior position
fell behind in his studies
their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
6. in debt
he fell behind with his mortgage payments
a month behind in the rent

'behind' - used as a noun
7. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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