Princeton's WordNet

1. rear(noun)

   the back of a military formation or procession

   "infantrymen were in the rear"

2. rear, backside, back end(noun)

   the side of an object that is opposite its front

   "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"

3. back, rear(noun)

   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"

4. 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(noun)

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

5. rear, back(adj)

   the side that goes last or is not normally seen

   "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

6. rear(a), rearward(a)(verb)

   located in or toward the back or rear

   "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"

7. rear, rise up(verb)

   stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

   "The horse reared in terror"

8. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent(verb)

   bring up

   "raise a family"; "bring up children"

9. rise, lift, rear(verb)

   rise up

   "The building rose before them"

10. rear, erect(verb)

    cause to rise up

11. raise, erect, rear, set up, put up(verb)

    construct, build, or erect

    "Raise a barn"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. rear(noun)ɪər

   the back part

   He ran around to the rear of the house.; the seats in the rear of the car

2. rearɪər

   sb's bottom

   I fell on my rear end.

3. rearɪər

   to be last in a line or group

   The younger children brought up the rear.

4. rear(adjective)ɪər

   in or near the back

   the rear door of the building

Webster Dictionary

1. Rear(adverb)

   early; soon

2. Rear(noun)

   the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front

3. Rear(noun)

   specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest

4. Rear(adj)

   being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company

5. Rear(verb)

   to place in the rear; to secure the rear of

6. Rear(verb)

   to raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith

7. Rear(verb)

   to erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another

8. Rear(verb)

   to lift and take up

9. Rear(verb)

   to bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring

10. Rear(verb)

    to breed and raise; as, to rear cattle

11. Rear(verb)

    to rouse; to stir up

12. Rear(verb)

    to rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect

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