Definitions of rear:

  • noun:   the side that goes last or is not normally seen
  • noun:   the back of a military formation or procession
    Example: "Infantrymen were in the rear"
  • noun:   the side of an object that is opposite its front
    Example: "His room was toward the rear of the hotel"
  • noun:   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • noun:   the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    Example: "It was hidden in the rear of the store"
  • verb:   bring up
  • verb:   stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
    Example: "The horse reared in terror"
  • verb:   cause to rise up
  • verb:   rise up
  • verb:   construct, build, or erect
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42386)