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rear
'rear' - used as an adjective
1. located in or toward the back or rear
the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane

'rear' - used as a noun
2. the back of a military formation or procession
infantrymen were in the rear
3. the side of an object that is opposite its front
his room was toward the rear of the hotel
4. the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
it was hidden in the rear of the store
5. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
6. the side that goes last or is not normally seen

'rear' - used as a verb
7. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
The horse reared in terror
8. bring up
9. rise up
10. cause to rise up
11. construct, build, or erect

derived forms
1. Rear / Plural
rears
2. Rear / Past
reared
3. Rear / Third Person
rears
4. Rear / Present Participle
rearing
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Antonym
  • head
  • front
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