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rear (rir)
noun
- the back or hind part of something
- the place or position behind or at the back at the rear of the house
- the part of a military or naval force farthest from the enemy
- ☆ Slang the buttocks
Etymology: prob. back-form. < rear(ward), rear (guard)
adjective
bring up the rear
rear (rir)
transitive verb
- to put upright; elevate
- to build; erect
- to grow or breed (animals or plants)
- to bring up by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise to rear a child
Etymology: ME reren < OE ræran, caus. of risan, to rise
intransitive verb
- to rise or stand on the hind legs, as a horse
- to rise (up), as in anger
- to rise high, as a mountain peak
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Preposition: of
- cottage: To the rear of the cottage a pathway leads to the large garden which extends to approximately 150 ' in depth.
Object
- cub: The intention of Secret World is to eventually return any reared cubs back into the wild.
Noun used with modifier
- offside: Night shift ripped the tire, I had to replace it ( offside rear ).
Modifies a noun
- wheel: Brakes are disk and work on the rear wheels.
Preposition: in
- captivity: By comparing results from the two studies the RSPCA hopes to understand more about the impact of seals being reared in captivity.
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You Americans donot rearchildren, you incite them; you give them food and shelter and applause.
Johnson approached a strongly fortified position by outflanking it, or burrowing under it, or surprising the defenders from the rear, or raining down obstacles upon them from the sky, or starving them into submission Rarely, and then only reluctantly, would he proceed directly from A to B, to him the shortest distance between two points was a tunnel.
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