rear
[noun]
Synonyms:
- back, end, rearguard, stern, tail, tail end
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- back, following, hind, last
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[verb]
Synonyms:
- bring up, breed, educate, foster, nurture, raise, train
- rise, loom, soar, tower

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Antonyms: front
Related Words: foster, nurse, nurture, breed, propagate

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I. rear¹ /rɪə $ rɪr/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from rear- (in words such as rearguard)]

1. formal the rear the back part of an object, vehicle, or building, or a position at the back of an object or area Antonym : front
at/to the rear (of something)
a garden at the rear of the house
The hotel overlooks the river to the rear.
in the rear (of something)
a passenger travelling in the rear of a car

2. [countable] (also rear end) informal the part of your body which you sit on Synonym : bottom

3. bring up the rear to be at the back of a line of people or in a race:
Carole was left to bring up the rear.

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II. rear² verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: ræran]

1. [transitive] to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown Synonym : raise:
It’s a good place to rear young children.
The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.

2. [intransitive] (also rear up) if an animal rears, it rises up to stand on its back legs ⇒ buck:
The horse reared and threw me off.

3. [intransitive] (also rear up) if something rears up, it appears in front of you and often seems to be leaning over you in a threatening way:
A large rock, almost 200 feet high, reared up in front of them.

4. be reared on something to be given a particular kind of food, books, entertainment etc regularly while you are a child:
children reared on TV and video games

5. rear its ugly head if a problem or difficult situation rears its ugly head, it appears and is impossible to ignore:
The problem of drug-taking in sport has reared its ugly head again.

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III. rear³ adjective [only before noun]
at or near the back of something, especially a vehicle Antonym : front:
the rear door of the car
Knock at the rear entrance.

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rear
noun
VERB + REAR bring up Three drummers brought up the rear (= were last in the parade).
attack (sb/sth) from
PREP. at the ~ The socket for the printer cable is located at the rear of the computer.
from the ~, in the ~ The radio is loudest in the rear of the car.
to/towards the ~ A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear.

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rear
verb
ADV. intensively intensively reared beef cattle
naturally naturally reared pork and beef
successfully

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rear
̈ɪrɪə
See: bring up the rear

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