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behind

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: behind

1
 advadj
in or to or toward the rear
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
2
 n
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: behind
1

adv in or to or toward the rear

“he followed behind”
“seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front”
“the final runners were far behind”

adv in or into an inferior position

“fell behind in his studies”
“their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers”

adv remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

“when he died he left much unfinished work behind”
“left a large family behind”
“the children left their books behind”
“he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind”

adv of timepieces

“my watch is running behind”
Synonyms:
slow

adv in debt

“he fell behind with his mortgage payments”
“a month behind in the rent”
Synonyms:
behindhand, in arrears

adj having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

“behind by two points”
Synonyms
down
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
2

n the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

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
Type of:
body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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