Definition of rear:
(adj) :
being
behind, or in the
hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company
(v) :
early;
soon Prov. Eng.; to raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate; as, to rear a monolith
"then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear! --Gay."
(n) :
the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to
front; specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest
"nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost. -
w:Milton"