rear light

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rear1
noun
  • 1 the back or hindmost part of something.
  • 2 (also rear end) informal a person's buttocks.
adjective at the back.
– phrases
bring up the rear
  • 1 be at the very end of a queue.
  • 2 come last in a race.
– origin ME from OFr. rere, based on L. retro ‘back’.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rear2
verb
  • 1 bring up and care for (a child).

    ■ (of an animal) care for (young) until fully grown.

    ■ breed and raise (animals).

    ■ grow or cultivate (plants).

  • 2 (of an animal) raise itself upright on its hind legs.

    archaic set or lift upright.

  • 3 (of a building, mountain, etc.) extend or appear to extend to a great height.
  • 4 (rear up) show anger or irritation.
– derivatives
rearer noun.
– origin OE rǣran ‘set upright, construct, elevate’, of Gmc origin; rel. to raise and rise.

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