Phrase guide

rear up

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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History

Etymology

From rear + up.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: sich aufbäumen — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse
  • Māori: tānapu — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse
  • Spanish: encabritarse — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse
  • Spanish: empinarse — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse
  • Swedish: stegra sig — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse
  • Ottoman Turkish: تكهلنمك (tekelenmek) — to rise up on the hind legs - usually referring to a horse