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rear
I. \ˈri(ə)r, -iə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reren, from Old English rǣran; akin to Old High German rēren to cause to fall, Old Norse reisa to raise, Gothic urraisjan to arouse, raise, lift up; causative from the root of Old English rīsan to rise — more at rise
transitive verb
1.
a. : to erect by building : construct
< reared a huge pagan temple >
b. obsolete : to bring into being : produce, originate
2.
a.
(1) : to lift up to an erect position : set up on end : raise upright
< reared a flagpole in front of the building >
< rearing heavy marble columns >
(2) : to lift upward especially so as to hold aloft or so as to cause to project far upward : elevate, raise
< a castle that rears its towers into the sky >
b. dialect chiefly England
(1) : to rouse from bed or sleep
(2) : to drive (game) from cover
c. dialect chiefly England : to stir up to action : arouse
3.
a.
(1) : to breed and raise (an animal) for use or market
(2) : to bring up (a person) by fostering, nourishing, and instructing
< was reared in a fine family >
b. : to cause (as plants, produce) to grow
4. : to cause (a horse) to rise up on the hind legs
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to rise up to an erect position : rise high : tower
< a steeple rearing far into the sky >
b. of a horse : to rise up on the hind legs
2. dialect : to come into sight : appear
Synonyms: see build, lift
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reren, of unknown origin
obsolete : to slice up (as a roasted fowl) : carve
III. \ˈri(ə)r, -iə\
dialect
variant of rare I
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from rear (in such terms as rear guard)
1. : the back part of something : hindmost part: as
a. : the unit (as of an army) or area farthest from the enemy
b. : the part of something that is located opposite to its front
< the rear of a store >
< the rear of a house >
< the rear of a bookcase >
c. : buttocks
< got kicked in the rear >
2. : the space or position behind or at the back
< moved to the rear >
V. adjective
: being at the back or in the hindmost part : hindmost
< the rear rank of a company >
VI. adverb
: toward or from the rear — used chiefly in combination
< a rear-driven car > |