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Definition of Behind
1. Noun. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. "Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Exact synonyms: 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
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Derivative terms: Posterior
Generic synonyms: Body Part
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Derivative terms: Posterior
2. Adjective. Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest. "The 8th inning found the home team trailing"
Similar to: Down
3. Adverb. In or to or toward the rear. "The final runners were far behind"
4. Adverb. Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from. "He took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
5. Adverb. Of timepieces. "My watch is running behind"
Exact synonyms: Slow
6. Adverb. In or into an inferior position. "Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
7. Adverb. In debt. "In arrears with their utility bills"
Definition of Behind
1. prep. 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.
2. adv. At the back part; in the rear.
3. n. The backside; the rump.
Definition of Behind
1. the buttocks [n -S] - See also: buttocks
Lexicographical Neighbors of Behind
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Albanian