rear meaning and definition

REAR noun

Definition of rear (noun)

1. the back of a military formation or procession
   • "infantrymen were in the rear"
   • antonym: head
2. the side of an object that is opposite its front
   • "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
   • synonyms: back end, backside
   • antonym: forepart
3. 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"
   • synonyms: back
   • antonym: front
4. 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?"
   • synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
   • "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
   • synonyms: back
   • antonym: front

REAR verb

Definition of rear (verb)

1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
   • "The horse reared in terror"
   • synonyms: rise up
2. bring up
   • "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   • synonyms: bring up, nurture, parent, raise
3. rise up
   • "The building rose before them"
   • synonyms: lift, rise
4. cause to rise up
   • synonyms: erect
5. construct, build, or erect
   • "Raise a barn"
   • synonyms: erect, put up, raise, set up
   • antonym: dismantle

REAR adjective

Definition of rear (adjective)

1. located in or toward the back or rear
   • "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
   • synonyms: rearward