Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Arear · A·rear · IPA v. t. & i. adv. 01 v. t. & i. To raise; to set up; to stir up. 1. To raise; to set up; to stir up.[Obs.] 02 adv. Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. 1. Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.