definition of
rear

[1] #1 rear n. the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear". wn

[2] #2 rear v. [rise up] stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror". wn

[3] #3 rear n. [backside, back end] the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel". wn

[4] #4 rear n. [back] 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". wn

[5] #5 rear s. [rearward] located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side". wn