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adj. back, hind
 
v. raise, bring up; erect, construct; raise, lift, elevate; rise onto the hind legs
 
n. back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)

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Rear may be used as a noun and a verb and has several meanings:

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Noun
1. the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear"
(antonym) head
(hypernym) formation
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
(synonym) backside, back end
(antonym) front, front end, forepart
(hypernym) side, face
(hyponym) nape, scruff, nucha
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"
(synonym) back
(hypernym) position, place
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?"
(synonym) 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
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
5. the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
(synonym) back
(antonym) front
(hypernym) side
(hyponym) stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail

Verb
1. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
(synonym) rise up
(hypernym) straighten
(hyponym) rear back
2. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
(synonym) raise, bring up, nurture, parent
(hyponym) fledge
(cause) grow up
(derivation) raising, rearing, nurture
3. rise up; "The building rose before them"
(synonym) rise, lift
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
(hyponym) loom, tower, predominate, hulk
4. cause to rise up
(synonym) erect
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
(hyponym) pitch, set up
5. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
(synonym) raise, erect, set up, put up
(hypernym) construct, build, make
(classification) construction, building

Adjective
1. located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
(synonym) rear(a), rearward(a)
(similar) back(a)


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příd.jm. zadní
 
v. vychovávat; chovat; vzpínat se; stavět se na zadní
 
n. zadní část; zadnice

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Przym. tylny
 
Czas. wychowywać; hodować; stawać dęba
 
Rzecz. tył; tyłek; tylny