Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rear up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
rear up
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rear + up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rears up (present, singular) rearing up (participle, present) reared up (participle, past) reared up (past)

Questions

What does rear up mean?
To rise up, especially an animal like a horse rising up on its rear legs.
Where does rear up come from?
From rear + up.

How to pronounce rear up

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