Definitions for the word "rear" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. adv.
Early; soon.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order; -- opposed to front.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
To lift and take up.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. v. t.
To rouse; to stir up.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. v. i.
To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. n.
1 back part of anything. 2 space behind, or position at the back of, anything. 3 colloq. Buttocks. adj. At the back. bring up the rear come last. [probably from *rearward or *rearguard]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
14. v.
1 a bring up and educate (children). B breed and care for (animals). C cultivate (crops). 2 (of a horse etc.) Raise itself on its hind legs. 3 a set upright. B build. C hold upwards. 4 extend to a great height. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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