Reared vs Roared - What's the difference?
reared | roared |
(rear)
To raise physically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
* (rfdate)
* (rfdate)
To construct by building; to set up
* (rfdate)
To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
* (rfdate)
(obsolete) To lift and take up.
* (rfdate)
To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
* (rfdate)
To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle (cattle-rearing).
(obsolete) To rouse; to strip up.
* (rfdate),
To rise up on the hind legs, as a bolting horse.
(of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
(of meats) Rare.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear rank of a company.
(British, dialect) early; soon
* (rfdate) .
The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
* (rfdate)
(military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
* (rfdate) Milton
(anatomy) The buttocks, a creature's bottom
To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
(transitive, vulgar, British) To sodomize (perform anal sex)
(roar)
To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
* Dryden
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
* Spenser
Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
* Milton
* Gray
(figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 25, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
, title= To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
* Ford
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, title= To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
* Bishop Burnet
To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
A long, loud, deep shout made with the mouth wide open.
The cry of the lion.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
The deep cry of the bull.
A loud resounding noise.
* 1944, , Brave Men , University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 107:
A show of strength or character.
As verbs the difference between reared and roared
is that reared is past tense of rear while roared is past tense of roar.reared
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* * *rear
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Verb
(en verb)- In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss; he reared me.
- Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.
- to rear defenses or houses
- to rear one government on the ruins of another.
- One reared a font of stone.
- It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts.
- And having her from Trompart lightly reared , Upon his set the lovely load.
- He wants a father to protect his youth, and rear him up to virtue.
- And seeks the tusky boar to rear.
Usage notes
See note under raise.Synonyms
* (rise up on the hind legs) prance * build * elevate * erect * establish * lift * raiseDerived terms
* raringEtymology 2
From (etyl) reren, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Etymology 3
From (etyl) rere, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l), (l) * (l) (US)Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 4
(etyl) rere, ultimately from (etyl) retro. Compare arrear.Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* frontAdverb
(en adverb)- Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear !
Noun
(en noun)- Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.
- When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.
Synonyms
* (buttocks) rear endVerb
(en verb)Derived terms
* rear admiral * rear echelon * rear end * rear front - (military), the rear rank of a body of troops when faced about and standing in that position. * rear guard * rearhorse * rear line - (military), the line in the rear of an army. * rearmost * rearmouse * rear rank - (military), the rank or line of a body of troops which is in the rear, or last in order. * rear sight - (firearms ), the sight nearest the breech. * rearward * bring up the rear - to come last or behind. * rearing bit - a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting his head when rearing.Anagrams
* ----roared
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*roar
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Verb
(en verb)- Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief / Roared out for anguish, and indulged his grief.
- The audience roared at his jokes.
- Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.
- The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar .
- How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar .
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- This last action will roar thy infamy.
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}
- It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.
Noun
(en noun)- The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast as they could.
- the roar of a motorbike
- "Those lovely valleys and mountains were filled throughout the day and night with the roar of heavy shooting."