rear
//rɪr//
Noun
rearSingular
rearsPlural
1
The back part of something, especially a building or vehicle.
There is a small garden at the rear of the house.
2
The buttocks or backside of a person or animal.
He fell and landed on his rear.
Adjective
rearCanonical form
1
Located at or near the back.
The rear door of the car was damaged in the accident.
Antonym
Verb
rearInfinitive
rearPresent tense
rearedPast tense
rearedPast participle
rearingPresent participle
rearsThird-person singular
1
To care for and raise (a child or young animal) until they are fully grown.
She reared three children on her own.
2
To breed and raise (animals) for commercial purposes.
They rear cattle on their farm for beef production.
3
(of a horse or other animal) To rise up on the hind legs.
The horse reared when it heard the loud noise.
4
To build or construct something, especially by raising it upward.
They reared a monument in the center of the town.