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rear

2  [reer]
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–verb (used with 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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME reren, OE rǣran to raise; c. Goth -raisjan, ON reisa

Synonyms:
1. nurture, raise. 3. construct. 5. loft.

Usage note:
1. See raise.
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rear (end)

  1. n.
    the tail end; the buttocks. (Euphemistic.) : The dog bit her in the rear end.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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
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