Grep of noun behind
behind
Overview of noun behind
The noun behind has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
Overview of adj behind
The adj behind has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) behind, trailing -- (having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing")
Overview of adv behind
The adv behind has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) behind -- (in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind")
2. (3) behind -- (remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind")
3. behind, slow -- (of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind")
4. behind -- (in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers")
5. behind, behindhand, in arrears -- (in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills")
Antonyms of adj behind
1 sense of behind
Sense 1
behind(prenominal), trailing
INDIRECT (VIA down) -> up
Similarity of adj behind
1 sense of behind
Sense 1
behind(prenominal), trailing
=> down (vs. up)
Attributes of adj behind
Familiarity of adj behind
behind used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj behind
behind
behindhand
wet behind the ears
Overview of noun behind
The noun behind has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on)
Overview of adj behind
The adj behind has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) behind, trailing -- (having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing")
Overview of adv behind
The adv behind has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) behind -- (in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind")
2. (3) behind -- (remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind")
3. behind, slow -- (of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind")
4. behind -- (in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers")
5. behind, behindhand, in arrears -- (in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills")
behind definition
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