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rear

/ rear /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
"he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
Opposites:
front
Type of:
side
Kinds of:
stern after part quarter poop tail
Derived:
back
verb Sense 2
bring up
"raise a family"
"bring up children"
Kinds of:
fledge cradle foster
Derived:
parent parenthood parentage birth lineage
Causes:
grow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
the back of a military formation or procession
"infantrymen were in the rear"
Opposites:
head
Type of:
formation
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 4
the side of an object that is opposite its front
"his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
Opposites:
front front end forepart
Type of:
side face
Kinds of:
nape scruff nucha rearward
verb Sense 5
cause to rise up
Type of:
raise lift elevate
Kinds of:
pitch set up prick up prick cock up
Derived:
erecting erection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
"The horse reared in terror"
Type of:
straighten
Kinds of:
rear back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 7
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
"he stood at the back of the stage"
"it was hidden in the rear of the store"
Opposites:
front
Type of:
position place
verb Sense 8
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
Opposites:
level raze rase dismantle tear down
Type of:
construct build make
Derived:
erection erecting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
construction building
verb Sense 9
rise up
"The building rose before them"
Type of:
look appear seem
Kinds of:
loom tower predominate hulk
Derived:
upgrade rise rising slope
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 10
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Type of:
body part
Has parts:
torso trunk body
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
3
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side stern after part quarter poop tail front fledge cradle foster formation head