REAR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he wrote the date on the back of the photograph
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • the back of a military formation or procession
    Usage Example(s)
    • infantrymen were in the rear
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he stood at the back of the stage
    • it was hidden in the rear of the store
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the side of an object that is opposite its front
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his room was toward the rear of the hotel
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s)

REAR as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • construct, build, or erect
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Raise a barn
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The horse reared in terror
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • cause to rise up
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • bring up
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • raise a family
    • bring up children
    Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • rise up
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The building rose before them
    Hypernyms(s) rear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)