behind
noun
1 behind
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
synonyms: arse, ass, backside, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere ... show more.
Dutch: achterste, achtersteven, achterwerk, batterij, bibs, bips, derrière, fundament, gat, hol ... show more
Polish: cztery litery, pupa, tyłek, zadek
adjective
1 behind
Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
adverb
1 behind
In or to or toward the rear.
Roget 63: after, subsequently; behind etc. (rear) 235.
Roget 235: behind; in the rear, in the background; behind one's back; at the heels of, at the tail of, at the back of; back to back. after, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost†, ... show more
Roget 281: behind; in the rear etc. 235, in the train of, in the wake of; after etc. (order) 63, (time) 117.
2 behind
Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from.
3 behind
Of timepieces:
— My watch is running behind.
synonym: slow.
4 behind
In or into an inferior position.
5 behind
In debt:
— He fell behind with his mortgage payments.
— A month behind in the rent.
— A company that has been run behindhand for years.
synonyms: behindhand, in arrears.
Moby thesaurus: after, after time, afterpart, afterpiece, afterward, arrested, back, back door, back of, back seat, back side, back to back, backside, backward, behind the scenes, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, below, beyond ... show more.
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