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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun behind has 1 sense
- behind(n = noun.body) arse, ass, backside, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush - 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?" is a kind of body part
is a part of body, torso, trunk
Adjective behind has 1 sense
Adverbial behind has 5 senses
- behind(r = adv.all) Array - in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
- behind(r = adv.all) Array - remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
- behind(r = adv.all) slow - of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
- behind(r = adv.all) Array - in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
- behind(r = adv.all) behindhand, in arrears - in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
CIDE DICTIONARY
- On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. [1913 Webster]"A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood." [1913 Webster]
- Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. [1913 Webster]"A small part of what he left behind him." [1913 Webster]
- Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. [1913 Webster]"I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles." [1913 Webster]
behind, adv.
- At the back part; in the rear. Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind. [1913 Webster]
- Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. [1913 Webster]"We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind." [1913 Webster]
- Backward in time or order of succession; past. [1913 Webster]"Forgetting those things which are behind." [1913 Webster]
- After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. [1913 Webster]"Leave not a rack behind." [1913 Webster]
behind, n.
The backside; the rump. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
behind, prep., adv., & n.
--prep.
1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of (behind the bush). c hidden by (something behind that remark).
2 a in the past in relation to (trouble is behind me now). b late in relation to (behind schedule).
3 inferior to; weaker than (rather behind the others in his maths).
4 a in support of (she's right behind us). b responsible for; giving rise to (the man behind the project; the reasons behind his resignation).
5 in the tracks of; following.
--adv.
1 a in or to or towards the rear; further back (the street behind; glance behind). b on the further side (a high wall with a field behind).
2 remaining after departure (leave behind; stay behind).
3 (usu. foll. by with) a in arrears (behind with the rent). b late in accomplishing a task etc. (working too slowly and getting behind).
4 in a weak position; backward (behind in Latin).
5 following (his dog running behind).
--n.
1 colloq. the buttocks.
2 (in Australian Rules) a kick etc. scoring one point.
--prep.
1 a in, towards, or to the rear of. b on the further side of (behind the bush). c hidden by (something behind that remark).
2 a in the past in relation to (trouble is behind me now). b late in relation to (behind schedule).
3 inferior to; weaker than (rather behind the others in his maths).
4 a in support of (she's right behind us). b responsible for; giving rise to (the man behind the project; the reasons behind his resignation).
5 in the tracks of; following.
--adv.
1 a in or to or towards the rear; further back (the street behind; glance behind). b on the further side (a high wall with a field behind).
2 remaining after departure (leave behind; stay behind).
3 (usu. foll. by with) a in arrears (behind with the rent). b late in accomplishing a task etc. (working too slowly and getting behind).
4 in a weak position; backward (behind in Latin).
5 following (his dog running behind).
--n.
1 colloq. the buttocks.
2 (in Australian Rules) a kick etc. scoring one point.
Idiom
behind a person's back without a person's knowledge. behind the scenes see SCENE. behind time late. behind the times antiquated. come from behind win after lagging. fall (or lag) behind not keep up. put behind one 1 refuse to consider.
2 get over (an unhappy experience etc.).
2 get over (an unhappy experience etc.).
Etymology
OE behindan, bihindan f. bi BY + hindan from behind, hinder below
THESAURUS
behind
after, after time, afterpart, afterpiece, afterward, arrested, back, back door, back of, back seat, back side, back to back, backside, backward, behind the scenes, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, below, beyond, bottom, breech, butt, buttocks, by and by, can, checked, croup, crupper, deep into, delayed, derriere, detained, fanny, far on, following, haunches, heel, heinie, hind end, hind part, hindhead, impeded, in arrear, in arrears, in back of, in support of, in the background, in the rear, infra, late, later, later than, latterly, nates, next, none too soon, occiput, past, posterior, postern, rear, rear end, rearward, retarded, reverse, rump, set back, since, slow, slowed down, stern, subsequent to, subsequently, supporting, tail, tail end, tailpiece, tandem, tardyROGET THESAURUS
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Sequence
N sequence, coming after, going after, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines, succeeding, v, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior, after, subsequently, behind, sequence, coming after, (time), following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train, subsequent, next, succeeding, following, behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after, sequence, coming after, going after, consecution, succession, posteriority, continuation, order of succession, successiveness, paracme, secondariness, subordinancy, afterbirth, afterburden, placenta, secundines, succeeding, v, sequent, subsequent, consequent, sequacious, proximate, next, consecutive, alternate, amoebean, latter, posterior, after, subsequently, behind, sequence, coming after, (time), following pursuit, follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train, subsequent, next, succeeding, following, behind, in the rear, in the train of, in the wake of, after.Rear
N rear, back, posteriority, rear rank, rear guard, background, hinterland, occiput, nape, chine, heels, tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin, dorsal region, lumbar region, hind quarters, aitchbone, natch, natch bone, stern, poop, afterpart, heelpiece, crupper, wake, train, reverse, other side of the shield, back, rear, hind, hinder, hindmost, hindermost, postern, posterior, dorsal, after, caudal, lumbar, mizzen, tergal, behind, in the rear, in the background, behind one's back, at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of, back to back, after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward, ogni medaglia ha il suo rovescio, the other side of the coin.
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