behind

Noun
  1. 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, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
Adverb
  1. In or to or toward the rear (synset 400223465)
    "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
  2. Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from (synset 400223660)
    "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
  3. Of timepieces (synset 400224359)
    "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
    same as: slow
  4. In or into an inferior position (synset 400224193)
    "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
  5. In debt (synset 400223959)
    "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
    same as: behindhand, in arrears
Adjective
  1. Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest (synset 302502061)
    "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
    similar to: down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value

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