behind /bi-hīndˈ/

1. In, to or at the back of (in position, or as a support)
2. At the far side of
3. In the place or state left by
4. After (in time, rank or order)
5. In the past compared with
6. Later than
7. Causing
8. Supporting
9. Inferior to, or less far advanced than

1. At the back, in or to the rear
2. Backwards, less advanced
3. Past
4. Remaining after someone's departure
5. In arrears

1. The rump, the buttocks (euphemistic)
2. A score worth one point made in a number of ways (also adjective) (Australian rules football)

behindˈ-doorˈ adjective

Surreptitious, clandestine

behindˈhand adjective and adverb

1. Tardy, late
2. In arrears
3. Out of date, behind the times
4. Less well prepared or provided than others

behind post noun (Australian rules football)

One of the two smaller posts on either side of the main goalposts

behind someone's back

Without someone knowing (when he or she might feel entitled to know)

come from behind

To progress from the rear of a field of contestants or from a losing position into a winning position (also figurative)

put something behind one

To resign something (usu unpleasant) to the past and consider it finished

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