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1. In, 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"
    
2. 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"
    
3. (of timepieces) with the time showing earlier than is correct
   "my watch is running behind";
   - slow
    
4. In or into an inferior position
   "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
    
5. In debt
   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent";
   - behindhand, in arrears

1. Further back than; at the back of; at the far side of
   "look behind you"; "behind the door"
    
2. In support of
   "I'm behind you on this"
    
3. Coming at a later time or previous position
   "he leaves a trail of destruction behind him";
   - following, after

1. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   "he deserves a good kick in the behind";
   - buttocks, nates, butt, backside, bum, buns [N. Amer], can [N. Amer, informal], fundament, hindquarters, hind end, posterior, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush [N. Amer], bottom, derriere, heinie [US], derrière

1. Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
   "behind by two points"

Derived forms: behinds

See also: down

Type of: body part

Part of: body, torso, trunk

Encyclopedia: Behind