Synonyms

abaft

Examples

"He went behind a bush."

Examples

"he followed behind" "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front" "the final runners were far behind"

Used in print

To port was a point 200 feet high rising behind to a precipice of 2000 feet .

And so , after a flight southeast to Savannakhet , we found ourselves bouncing along in a Jeep right behind the Land-Rover of Prince_Boun_Oum of Champassak , a tall man of Churchillian mien in a bush_jacket and a ten-gallon_hat from Texas .

From behind , he had put his arms on her shoulders , turned her around , and pressed her to him , so close she could n't breathe .

You 're the kind of bastard who sneaks_up on a man from behind and hits him with a club .

He had not covered a_hundred yards before a gun crashed from somewhere behind .

Examples

"when he died he left much unfinished work behind" "left a large family behind" "the children left their books behind" "he left the other cars far behind"

Used in print

Remember what I said about going_out to get anybody left behind ?

`` To Be Left Behind '' was printed at the top in Miss_Ada ; fine hand .

In one cartoon a family is shown outside a theater with the head of the family addressing the doorman : `` Excuse me , but when we came_out we found that we had left my daughter 's handbag and my wife 's behind '' .

Synonyms

seat ass bottom tail buttocks rear_end rump hindquarters fundament hind_end keister bum backside posterior prat stern buns rear tail_end tooshie tush can derriere fanny butt nates arse

Examples

"he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Used in print

Water from the snow and water from the towels had run off the kid to the table where the dough was , and the dough was turning pasty , sticking_to the kid 's back and behind .

Related terms

body_part torso

Synonyms

trailing

Examples

"behind by two points" "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

Used in print

The evidence suggests that foreign peoples believe the United_States is weaker than the Soviet_Union , and is bound to fall still further behind in the years ahead .

Related terms

down

Synonyms

after abaft

Examples

"He went behind the store." "After dawn the birds start to sing." "She went out after me."

Synonyms

slow

Examples

"the clock is almost an hour slow" "my watch is running behind"

Examples

"fell behind in his studies" "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

Synonyms

in_arrears behindhand

Examples

"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"