English Explanatory Dictionary

rear back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stand on two rear legs, as an aggressive or fearful gesture.
  2. To stand, pull back or otherwise reposition oneself, often as a sudden response to a change or in preparation for an imminent reaction.

Word forms

rear back rears back rearing back reared back
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