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Defenition of the word behind

    • Defenition of the word behind

      • Following (someone or something).
      • At the back of.
      • The fleshy part of the human body that one sits on.
      • In or into an inferior position.
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
      • in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
      • of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
      • having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
      • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
      • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
      • 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 fa
      • having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
      • in or to or toward the rear
      • remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
      • in debt
      • in or into an inferior position
      • of timepieces

    Synonyms for the word behind

      • after
      • arse
      • ass
      • at the back
      • at the back of
      • at the rear
      • at the rear of
      • backside
      • behind schedule
      • behindhand
      • bottom
      • bum
      • buns
      • butt
      • buttocks
      • can
      • derriere
      • fanny
      • following
      • fundament
      • hind end
      • hindquarters
      • in arrears
      • in the rear
      • in the wake of
      • keister
      • last
      • late
      • nates
      • overdue
      • posterior
      • prat
      • rear
      • rear end
      • rump
      • seat
      • slow
      • stern
      • tail
      • tail end
      • tooshie
      • trailing
      • tush

    Similar words in the behind

      • behind
      • behinds
      • down

    Meronymys for the word behind

      • body
      • torso
      • trunk

    Hypernyms for the word behind

      • body part

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