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Meaning of rear up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch bäumen sich aufbäumen steigen
Español empinarse encabritarse

Examples

“She had a good idea of what was coming, and the moment York took the rein off the terret in order⟳ to shorten it, she took her opportunity, and reared up so suddenly, that York had his nose roughly hit, and his hat knocked off; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rear-end rear-ended rear-ending rear-ends rear'd rearbitrate

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