Related Searches
on Ask.com
Browse Nearby Entries
rear
14 dictionary results for: Rear
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rear1 
[reer] Pronunciation Key
[reer] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
—Idiom
| 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. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rear2
[reer] Pronunciation Key
[reer] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 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 fol. by up). |
| 8. | to rise high or tower aloft: The skyscraper rears high over the neighboring buildings. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| rear 1
(rîr) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. Of, at, or located in the rear. [Middle English rere, rear of an army, short for rerewarde, rear guard; see rearward2.] |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| rear 2
(rîr) Pronunciation Key
v. reared, rear·ing, rears v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English reren, to raise, from Old English rǣran; see er-1 in Indo-European roots.] rear'er n. |
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
rear (n.)
rear (n.)
"hindmost part," c.1600, abstracted from rerewarde "rear guard" (c.1300), from Anglo-Fr. rerewarde, O.Fr. rieregarde, from O.Fr. riere (from L. retro "back, behind") + O.Fr. garde (see guard). Or the word may be an aphetic form of arrear (see arrears). Military sense of "hindmost part" of an army or fleet is recorded from 1606. As a euphemism for "buttocks" it is attested from 1796 (rear end in this sense recorded from 1937). Rear admiral is first attested 1587, apparently so called from ranking "behind" an admiral proper. Rear-view (mirror) is recorded from 1926.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
rear (v.)
rear (v.)
O.E. ræran "to raise, build up, set on end," from P.Gmc. *raizijanau "to raise," causative of *risanan "to rise" (see raise). Meaning "bring into being, bring up" (as a child) is recorded from c.1420; that of "raise up on the hind legs" is first recorded 1375.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| 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" |
noun | |
| 1. | the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" [ant: head] |
| 2. | the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [ant: 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" [syn: back] [ant: 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?" [syn: buttocks] |
| 5. | the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" [ant: front] |
verb | |
| 1. | stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" |
| 2. | bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" |
| 3. | rise up; "The building rose before them" [syn: rise] |
| 4. | cause to rise up |
| 5. | construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise] [ant: dismantle] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
rear
In addition to the idioms beginning with rear, also see bring up the rear.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, adv. Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear! --Gay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf. Arrear.]1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; -- opposed to front. Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. --Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest. When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company. Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See Admiral. Rear front (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. Rear guard (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also figuratively. Rear line (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army. Rear rank (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. Rear sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech. To bring up the rear, to come last or behind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reared; p. pr. & vb. n. Rearing.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r[=ae]san, causative of r[=i]san to rise. See Rise, and cf. Raise.]1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith. In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me. --Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. --Barrow. Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner. --Ld. Lytton. 2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. One reared a font of stone. --Tennyson. 3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.] And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Upon his set the lovely load. --Spenser. 4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring. He wants a father to protect his youth, And rear him up to virtue. --Southern. 5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle. 6. To rouse; to strip up. [Obs.] And seeks the tusky boar to rear. --Dryden. Syn: To lift; elevate; erect; raise, build; establish. See the Note under Raise, 3 (c) .
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rear
Rear\, v. i. To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. Rearing bit, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. --Knight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Share This:
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.