Rear and Support

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Rear verb - To fix in an upright position.

Usage example: it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing

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Support is a synonym for rear in lift topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a verb "Rear".

Nearby Words: rearmost, rearwards, rearward, rearer

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.

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Rear is a synonym for support in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Rear" instead a verb "Support", if it concerns topics such as raise.

children	rear children	support children
daughter	rear daughter	support daughter

Arbitrary Minimum Range: Sniper weapons are at their worst accuracy if you're too close to the enemy which explains the common rookie mistake of having Snipers on the front line instead of bringing up the rear and providing support fire.

Source: Video Game / XCOM 2
After spraying down life support with it, he slips in a puddle and gets a chemical burn on his rear end.

Source: Roleplay / A Shock To The System
It has a major weakness if attacked from the rear, but just as in real life, this can be compensated for by using proper formations and support troops.

Source: Video Game / Rome: Total War

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