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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, a. Being behind, or in the hindmost part hindmost; as the rear rank of a company. {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a vice admiral, and above a commodore. See {Admiral}. {Rear front} (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. {Rear guard} (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it -- used also figuratively. {Rear line} (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army. {Rear rank} (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order {Rear sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech. {To bring up the rear}, to come last or behind. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, adv Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.] Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear! --Gay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr L. retro. Cf {Arrear}.] 1. The back or hindmost part that which is behind, or last on order -- opposed to {front}. Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. --Milton. 2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last or is stationed behind the rest. When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, v. i. To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect. {Rearing bit}, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, v. t. To place in the rear; to secure the rear of [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rear \Rear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reared}; p. pr & vb n. {Rearing}.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate, for r[=ae]san, causative of r[=i]san to rise. See {Rise}, and cf {Raise}.] 1. To raise; to lift up to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as to rear a monolith. In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me --Milton. It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. --Barrow. Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner. --Ld. Lytton. 2. To erect by building; to set up to construct; as to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another. One reared a font of stone. --Tennyson. 3. To lift and take up [Obs. or R.] And having her from Trompart lightly reared, Upon his set the lovely load. --Spenser. 4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as to rear offspring. He wants a father to protect his youth, And rear him up to virtue. --Southern. 5. To breed and raise; as to rear cattle. 6. To rouse; to strip up [Obs.] And seeks the tusky boar to rear. --Dryden. Syn: To lift; elevate; erect; raise, build; establish. See the Note under {Raise}, 3 c . From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rear adj : located in or toward the back or rear; the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: {rear(a)}, {rearward(a)}] n 1: the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear" [ant: {head}] 2: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: {backside}, {back end}] [ant: {front}] 3: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer: "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" [syn: {back}] [ant: {front}] 4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}] 5: the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" [syn: {back}] [ant: {front}] v 1: as of quadrupeds [syn: {rise up}] 2: bring up "raise a family"; "bring up children" [syn: {raise}, {bring up}, {nurture}, {parent}] 3: rise up "The building rose before them" [syn: {rise}, {lift}] 4: cause to rise up [syn: {erect}] 5: construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: {raise}, {erect}, {set up}, {put up}] [ant: {level}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.
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