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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.
Rear \Rear\, adv.
Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.]
Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear! --Gay.
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.
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.
Rear \Rear\, v. t.
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.]
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) .
资料来源 : WordNet®
rear
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; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit
on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates},
{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}]
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)}]
rear
v 1: stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared
in terror" [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}]