rear

1. The back of a military formation or procession (synset 108499711)
   "infantrymen were in the rear"
   referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
2. The side of an object that is opposite its front (synset 108647083)
   "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
   is a type of: face, side - a surface forming part of the outside of an object
   subtypes:

   • nape, nucha, scruff - the back side of the neck
   • rearward - direction toward the rear
   same as: back end, backside
3. The part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer (synset 108643421)
   "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
   is a type of: place, position - the particular portion of space occupied by something
   same as: back
4. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (synset 105566889)
   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
   is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
   is a part of: body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   same as: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
5. The side that goes last or is not normally seen (synset 104066813)
   "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
   is a type of: side - an extended outer surface of an object
   subtypes:

   • after part, poop, quarter, stern, tail - the rear part of a ship
   • empennage, tail, tail assembly - the rear part of an aircraft
   same as: back

1. Located in or toward the back or rear (synset 300199483)
   "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
   similar to: back - related to or located at the back
   same as: rearward

1. Stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds (synset 201985637)
   "The horse reared in terror"
   is a type of: straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position
   subtypes: rear back - rear backwards on its hind legs
   same as: rise up
2. Look after a child until it is an adult (synset 202545454)
   "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   causes: grow up - become an adult
   subtypes:

   • fledge - feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
   • cradle - bring up from infancy
   • foster - bring up under fosterage; of children
   same as: bring up, nurture, parent, raise
3. Rise up (synset 202702643)
   "The building rose before them"
   is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
   subtypes: hulk, loom, predominate, tower - appear very large or occupy a commanding position
   same as: lift, rise
4. Cause to rise up (synset 201986880)
   is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
   subtypes:

   • pitch, set up - erect and fasten
   • cock up, prick, prick up - raise
   same as: erect
5. Construct, build, or erect (synset 201665137)
   "Raise a barn"
   referred to in: building, construction - the act of constructing something
   is a type of: build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts
   same as: erect, put up, raise, set up

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