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Definitions for Rear

[1] the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
[2] the space or position behind something: The bus driver asked the passengers to move to the rear.
[3] the buttocks; rump.
[4] the hindmost portion of an army, fleet, etc.
[5] pertaining to or situated at the rear of something: the rear door of a bus.
[6] bring up the rear , to be at the end; follow behind: The army retreated, and the fleeing civilian population brought up the rear.
[7] to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
[8] to breed and raise (livestock).
[9] to raise by building; erect.
[10] to raise to an upright position: to rear a ladder.
[11] to lift or hold up; elevate; raise.
[12] to rise on the hind legs, as a horse or other animal.
[13] (of a person) to start up in angry excitement, hot resentment, or the like (usually followed by up ).
[14] to rise high or tower aloft: The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings.
[15] the back or hind part
[16] the area or position that lies at the back a garden at the rear of the house
[17] the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front
[18] the buttocks See buttock
[19] bring up the rear to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
[20] in the rear at the back
[21] (modifier) of or in the rear the rear legs ; the rear side
[22] (tr) to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise
[23] (tr) to breed (animals) or grow (plants)
[24] (tr) to place or lift (a ladder, etc) upright
[25] (tr) to erect (a monument, building, etc); put up
[26] (intr often foll by up ) (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright
[27] (intr ; often foll by up or over) (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower
[28] (intr) to start with anger, resentment, etc

Words related to Rear

bottom, backside, back, tail, butt, breed, educate, raise, hinder, last, reverse, behind, rearward, hind, posterior, stern, following, postern, mizzen, buttocks

Words nearby Rear

reappoint, reapportion, reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, rear adm., rear admiral, rear deck, rear echelon, rear end

Origin of Rear

2before 900; Middle English reren, Old English rǣran to raise; cognate with Gothic -raisjan, Old Norse reisa

Other words from Rear

un·reared , adjective
well-reared , adjective

Word origin for Rear

Old English rǣran ; related to Old High German rēren to distribute, Old Norse reisa to raise

Synonyms for Rear

behind, following, hind, hinder, last, mizzen, posterior, postern, rearward, reverse, stern, tail, aft, after, astern, backward, dorsal, hindermost, hindmost, rearmost, retral