rear
/rɪr/
verb
- To care for and raise a child or young animal until they are grown.
- She was reared by her grandparents.
- They reared three children in that small house.
- The farmer rears sheep for their wool.
- To rise up on the hind legs, especially for a horse or similar animal.
- The horse reared when it heard the loud noise.
- The stallion reared and then galloped away.
- The frightened animal reared back and kicked.
- To lift or raise something, such as one's head or a building.
- The snake reared its head and hissed.
- The construction crew reared the new wall in just two days.
- He reared his head to see over the crowd.
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adjective
- Located at or near the back of something.
- The rear entrance is for deliveries only.
- The rear door is locked.
- We sat in the rear seats of the theater.
Antonyms
noun
- The back part of something, such as a building, vehicle, or area.
- The rear of the car was damaged in the accident.
- The garden is at the rear of the house.
- Please sit in the rear of the bus.
- The part of the body that a person sits on; the buttocks.
- He fell and landed on his rear.
- The toddler slipped and bumped his rear on the floor.
- She gave the horse a gentle pat on the rear.
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