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Definitions for Rearing
[1] to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
[2] to breed and raise (livestock).
[3] to raise by building; erect.
[4] to raise to an upright position: to rear a ladder.
[5] to lift or hold up; elevate; raise.
[6] to rise on the hind legs, as a horse or other animal.
[7] (of a person) to start up in angry excitement, hot resentment, or the like (usually followed by up ).
[8] to rise high or tower aloft: The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings.
[9] rear its (ugly) head . head(def 85) .
[10] the back or hind part
[11] the area or position that lies at the back a garden at the rear of the house
[12] the section of a military force or procession farthest from the front
[13] the buttocks See buttock
[14] bring up the rear to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
[15] in the rear at the back
[16] (modifier) of or in the rear the rear legs ; the rear side
[17] (tr) to care for and educate (children) until maturity; bring up; raise
[18] (tr) to breed (animals) or grow (plants)
[19] (tr) to place or lift (a ladder, etc) upright
[20] (tr) to erect (a monument, building, etc); put up
[21] (intr often foll by up ) (esp of horses) to lift the front legs in the air and stand nearly upright
[22] (intr ; often foll by up or over) (esp of tall buildings) to rise high; tower
[23] (intr) to start with anger, resentment, etc
Words related to Rearing
rearbreed, educate, raise, foster, train, propagate, nurse, nurture, grow, cultivate, loom, uphold, support, upraise, jump, elevate, leap, hoist, tower, uplift
Words nearby Rearing
rearreappoint, reapportion, reapportionment, reappraisal, reappraise, rear, rear adm., rear admiral, rear deck, rear echelon, rear end
Origin of Rearing
2before 900; Middle English reren, Old English rǣran to raise; cognate with Gothic -raisjan, Old Norse reisa
Other words from Rearing
un·reared , adjective
well-reared , adjective
Word origin for Rearing
Old English rǣran ; related to Old High German rēren to distribute, Old Norse reisa to raise
Synonyms for Rearing
breed, bring up, care for, educate, cultivate, foster, grow, nurse, nurture, propagate, train