"rear back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rears back [present, singular, third-person], rearing back [participle, present], reared back [participle, past], reared back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rear back (third-person singular simple present rears back, present participle rearing back, simple past and past participle reared back)
  1. (of a quadruped, usually a horse) To stand on two rear legs, as an aggressive or fearful gesture.
    Sense id: en-rear_back-en-verb-3EcCrp7C
  2. (of a person, by extension) To stand, pull back or otherwise reposition oneself, often as a sudden response to a change or in preparation for an imminent reaction. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-rear_back-en-verb-p0425RMH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (back): 31 69

Inflected forms

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