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Behind

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Noun

1. arse, ass, backside, behind, 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

Example Sentences:
'he deserves a good kick in the butt'
'are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?'

Adjective

2. behind

having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

Example Sentences:
'behind by two points'
'the 8th inning found the home team trailing'

Adverb

3. behind

in or to or toward the rear

Example Sentences:
'he followed behind'
'seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front'
'the final runners were far behind'

4. behind

remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

Example Sentences:
'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'

5. behind, slow

of timepieces

Example Sentences:
'the clock is almost an hour slow'
'my watch is running behind'

6. behind

in or into an inferior position

Example Sentences:
'fell behind in his studies'
'their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers'

7. behind, behindhand, in arrears

in debt

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Behind

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preposition
1. 
in or to a position further back than; at the rear of; at the back of
2. 
in the past in relation to
I've got the exams behind me now
3. 
late according to; not keeping up with
running behind schedule
4. 
concerning the circumstances surrounding
the reasons behind his departure
5. 
backing or supporting
I'm right behind you in your application
adverb
6. 
in or to a position further back; following
7. 
remaining after someone's departure
he left it behind
8. 
in debt; in arrears
to fall behind with payments
adjective
9. (postpositive)
in a position further back; retarded
the man behind prodded me
noun
10. informal
the buttocks
11. Australian Rules football
a score of one point made by kicking the ball over the behind line between a goalpost and one of the smaller outer posts (behind posts)

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Behind

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adverb
1. 
in or to the rear or back
to walk behind, to look behind
2. 
at an earlier time; in the past
my joy lies behind
3. 
in a former place, condition, etc.
the girl he left behind
4. 
in or into a retarded state
to drop behind in one's studies
5. 
in or into arrears
to fall behind in one's dues
6. 
slow in time; late
the train was running behind
7.  Archaic
in reserve; yet to come
preposition
8. 
remaining after
the dead leave their wealth behind them
9. 
a. 
in the rear of; in back of
he sat behind me
b. 
following at the rear of
10. 
inferior to in position, achievement, etc.
11. 
later than; delayed with respect to
to be behind schedule
12. 
on the other or farther side of; beyond
behind the hill
13. 
gone by or ended for; out of the attention or concern of
his apprenticeship was behind him
14. 
a. 
supporting
fans solidly behind their team
b. 
prompting or instigating
the mastermind behind the plot
15. 
a. 
hidden by; not yet revealed about
there's something behind this news
b. 
in the circumstances surrounding or antecedent to
adjective
16. 
that follows, as in a line
the person behind
noun
17.  Informal
the buttocks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Behind

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adv.
1. In, to, or toward the rear: We walked behind.
2. In a place or condition that has been passed or left: I left my gloves behind.
3. In arrears; late: I fell behind in my payments.
4. Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position: Don't fall behind in class.
5. Slow: My watch is running behind.
6. Archaic Yet to come or in reserve: "the expectation of some new possession, or of some enjoyment yet behind" (Samuel Johnson).
prep.
1. At the back of or in the rear of: He sat behind her.
2. On the farther side or other side of; beyond: The broom is behind the door.
3. In a place or time that has been passed or left by: Their worries are behind them.
4.
a. Later than: The plane was behind schedule.
b. Used to indicate deficiency in performance: behind us in technological development.
5.
a. Hidden or concealed by: hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
b. In the background of; underlying: Behind your every action is self-interest.
6. In a position or attitude of support: The leaders have the army behind them.
7. In pursuit of: The police were hard behind the escapees.
n.
Informal The buttocks.

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