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  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") 



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