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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Behind \Be*hind"\, adv. 1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind. [1913 Webster] 3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining. [1913 Webster] We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 4. Backward in time or order of succession; past. [1913 Webster] Forgetting those things which are behind. --Phil. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] 5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind. [1913 Webster] Leave not a rack behind. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Behind \Be*hind"\, prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See {Hind}, a.] 1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill. [1913 Webster] A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death. [1913 Webster] A small part of what he left behind him. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement. [1913 Webster] I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. --2 Cor. xi. 5. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Behind \Be*hind"\, n. The backside; the rump. [Low] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: behind adv 1: in or 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; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind" [syn: {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"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" [syn: {behind}, {behindhand}, {in arrears}] adj 1: having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing" n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: {buttocks}, {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat}, {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny}, {ass}]