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The part or side of anything that is less often used, seen, etc.
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  1. The part or side of anything that is less often used, seen, etc.
  2. (Sports) A player positioned behind many of his or her teammates, as a running back in football or a halfback in soccer
  3. The part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use:
back-seat
A subordinate position, as in a group or hierarchy.
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  1. A subordinate position, as in a group or hierarchy.
  2. Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.
  3. A seat in the back, especially of a vehicle.
rear-end
(Slang) The buttocks.
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  1. (Slang) The buttocks.
  2. The rear part:
  3. The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car.
tail end
The concluding part of anything
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  1. The concluding part of anything
  2. Alternative form of tail end.
  3. The rear or bottom end of anything
stern
(Nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
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  1. (Nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
  2. The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
  3. The rear end of anything
posterior
The buttocks.
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  1. The buttocks.
rump
A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
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  1. A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
  2. A legislature or other body having only a remnant of its former membership, as because of expulsions, and hence regarded as unrepresentative and without authority
  3. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail.
butt
A push or blow with the head or horns.
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  1. A push or blow with the head or horns.
  2. The thick end of anything, as of a whip handle, rifle stock, etc.
  3. A mound of earth, bales of straw, etc. behind a target, for receiving fired rounds or shot arrows
lift
To yield to upward pressure:
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  1. To yield to upward pressure:
  2. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  3. To bring up to a higher position; raise
elevate
To raise the pitch or volume of (esp. the voice)
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  1. To raise the pitch or volume of (esp. the voice)
  2. To raise the spirits of; elate; exhilarate
  3. To lift up; raise
raise
To voice; utter:
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  1. To voice; utter:
  2. To bring about; provoke:
  3. To stir up; instigate:
raise
To voice; utter:
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  1. To voice; utter:
  2. To bring about; provoke:
  3. To stir up; instigate:
parent
To cause to come into existence; originate.
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  1. To cause to come into existence; originate.
  2. To act as a parent to; raise and nurture:
care for
To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
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  1. To attend to the needs of, especially in the manner of a nurse or personal aide.
  2. To like or appreciate; to consider to be appealing, tasteful, or suitable.
end
The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
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  1. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary:
  2. A particular area of responsibility:
  3. A warp end.
tag end
Something left over.
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  1. Something left over.
  2. The last part of something; remnant
  3. The very end.
tail
The hind, bottom, last, or inferior part of anything
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  1. The hind, bottom, last, or inferior part of anything
  2. The long stream of gas and dust that is illuminated and directed away from the head of a comet when it is close to the sun.
  3. The rear end of an automobile or other vehicle.
tail end
The concluding part of anything
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  1. The concluding part of anything
  2. Alternative form of tail end.
  3. The very end; the conclusion.
back
The part or side of anything that is less often used, seen, etc.
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  1. The part or side of anything that is less often used, seen, etc.
  2. (Sports) A player positioned behind many of his or her teammates, as a running back in football or a halfback in soccer
  3. The part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use:
rearward
(Archaic) rear
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  1. (Archaic) rear
  2. The rear guard of an armed force.
  3. A rearward direction, point, or position.
buttock
The rear pelvic area of the human body.
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  1. The rear pelvic area of the human body.
  2. The analogous part of the body on certain mammals.
  3. Either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump
posterior
The buttocks
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  1. The buttocks
rump
A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
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  1. A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
  2. A legislature or other body having only a remnant of its former membership, as because of expulsions, and hence regarded as unrepresentative and without authority
  3. A cut of meat, usually beef, from this part, behind the loin and above the round
seat
The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right:
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  1. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right:
  2. The right to sit as a member; position of a member; membership
  3. The part on which one rests in sitting:
backside
The buttocks.
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  1. The buttocks.
  2. The back or hind part
  3. The side of something that is opposite the front.
behind
(Informal) The buttocks.
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  1. (Informal) The buttocks.
bottom
The underside:
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  1. The underside:
  2. The lowest or least favorable position:
  3. The seat of a chair.
fanny
(Chiefly British Vulgar Slang) The female genitals.
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  1. (Chiefly British Vulgar Slang) The female genitals.
  2. (Slang) The buttocks.
tush
The buttocks.
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  1. The buttocks.
  2. A canine tooth, especially of a horse.
  3. Any of the canine teeth of a horse
bum
An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:
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  1. An incompetent, insignificant, or obnoxious person:
  2. A devotee, as of golf or skiing, who devotes so much time to the sport as to disrupt family life, career, etc.
  3. A lazy or shiftless person, especially one who seeks to live solely by the support of others.
back
Being owed or due from an earlier time; in arrears:
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  1. Being owed or due from an earlier time; in arrears:
  2. (Linguistics) Pronounced with the back of the tongue, as oo in cool. Used of vowels.
  3. At the rear or back; behind
hind
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior:
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  1. Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior:
  2. Back; rear; posterior
hindmost
Superlative form of hind: most hind
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  1. Superlative form of hind: most hind
  2. Farthest to the rear; last.
  3. Farthest back; closest to the rear; last
posterior
Coming after in order; succeeding
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  1. Coming after in order; succeeding
  2. At or toward the rear; behind; specif., dorsal
  3. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates.
postern
Of or resembling a postern, as in being at the rear, or private
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  1. Of or resembling a postern, as in being at the rear, or private
  2. Situated in the back or at the side.
after
Next; later
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  1. Next; later
  2. Nearer the rear (esp. of a ship or aircraft)
  3. Subsequent in time or place; later; following:
raise
To bring about; provoke:
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  1. To bring about; provoke:
  2. To voice; utter:
  3. To stir up; instigate:
erect
To set in an upright position; raise
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  1. To set in an upright position; raise
  2. To raise or construct (a building, etc.)
  3. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
pitch
(Informal) To try to sell, promote, or convince, using persuasive talk, advertising, etc.
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  1. (Informal) To try to sell, promote, or convince, using persuasive talk, advertising, etc.
  2. To produce a note of a given pitch.
  3. To erect or establish; set up:
set up
Logically order.
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  1. Logically order.
  2. To ready something for use.
  3. To gel or harden.
upraise
To raise up; lift
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  1. To raise up; lift
uprear
To bring up; rear
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  1. To bring up; rear
  2. To erect; build
  3. To raise or lift up.
boost
To increase; raise:
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  1. To increase; raise:
  2. To raise by or as by a push from behind or below; push up
  3. To raise or lift by pushing up from below.
elevate
To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
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  1. To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
  2. To raise the spirits of; elate; exhilarate
  3. To lift up; raise
heave
To give out or utter with effort or pain:
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  1. To give out or utter with effort or pain:
  2. To raise or lift, esp. with effort
  3. (Naut.) To raise, haul, pull, move, etc. by pulling with a rope or cable
hoist
To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
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  1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:
  3. To raise aloft; lift or pull up, esp. by means of a cable, pulley, crane, etc.
lift
To become elevated; soar:
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  1. To become elevated; soar:
  2. To reduce the sagging of (the face, breasts, etc.) by means of cosmetic surgery
  3. To bring up to a higher position; raise
raise
To voice; utter:
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  1. To voice; utter:
  2. To bring about; provoke:
  3. To stir up; instigate:
take up
To occupy; to consume (space or time).
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  1. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  2. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  3. (With on) To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.
uphold
To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
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  1. To give moral or spiritual support or encouragement to
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To hold up; raise
uplift
To raise to a higher moral, social, or cultural level or condition
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  1. To raise to a higher moral, social, or cultural level or condition
  2. To lift up, or elevate
  3. To raise; elevate.
upraise
To raise or lift up; elevate.
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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.
uprear
To erect; build
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  1. To erect; build
  2. To lift up
  3. To raise or lift up.
build
To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to:
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  1. To increase or strengthen by adding gradually to:
  2. To establish a basis for; found or ground:
  3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create:
construct
To build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically
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  1. To build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically
  2. (Geom.) To draw (a figure) so as to meet the specified requirements
  3. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
erect
To set in an upright position; raise
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  1. To set in an upright position; raise
  2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
  3. To raise or construct (a building, etc.)
raise
To set in an upright or erect position:
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  1. To set in an upright or erect position:
  2. To stir up; instigate:
  3. To bring about; provoke:
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  • Once again the rear end was on solid ground.

  • The rear end of the car danced sideways, bouncing like a horse kicking up its heels.

  • I can see her in my rear view mirror, just sitting there, plotting a way they can escape.

  • Elevate the rear, wasn't it?

  • As Grasso moved around to the driver's door, something fell from the rear, left side of the back.

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