3rear verb
rears; reared; rear·ing 1 [+ obj] : to take care of (a young person or animal)
▪ His family rears [=raises] cattle. ▪ They reared [=brought up, (chiefly US) raised] their children to be polite and well-mannered. ▪ books on child-rearing — often + on ▪ The kitten was reared on special food. ▪ He was reared on comic books. [=he read a lot of comic books when he was young] 2 [no obj] of an animal : to rise up on the back legs with the front legs in the air
▪ The horse reared (up) in fright. 3 [no obj] : to rise high in the air
▪ The cliff wall reared (up) above us.
▪ His family rears [=raises] cattle. ▪ They reared [=brought up, (chiefly US) raised] their children to be polite and well-mannered. ▪ books on child-rearing — often + on ▪ The kitten was reared on special food. ▪ He was reared on comic books. [=he read a lot of comic books when he was young]
▪ The horse reared (up) in fright.
▪ The cliff wall reared (up) above us.
rear its ugly head — see 1head
