rear in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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?"
   buttocks  nates  arse  butt  backside  bum  buns  can  fundament  hindquarters  hind end  keister  posterior  prat  rear  rear end  rump  stern  seat  tail  tail end  tooshie  tush  bottom  behind  derriere  fanny  ass 
   
2. the side that goes last or is not normally seen
   "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
   rear  back 
   
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"
   back  rear 
   
4. the side of an object that is opposite its front
   "his room was toward the rear of the hotel"
   rear  backside  back end 
   
5. the back of a military formation or procession
   "infantrymen were in the rear"
   rear 
   

1. bring up
   "raise a family"; "bring up children"
   rear  raise  bring up  nurture  parent 
   
2. construct, build, or erect
   "Raise a barn"
   raise  erect  rear  set up  put up 
   
3. cause to rise up
   rear  erect 
   
4. rise up
   "The building rose before them"
   rise  lift  rear 
   
5. stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
   "The horse reared in terror"
   rear  rise up 
   

1. located in or toward the back or rear
   "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side"
   rear  rearward