behind

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”

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”

of timepieces

• “the clock is almost an hour slow”
• “my watch is running behind”

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

• “winds were blowing furiously”

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”

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?”

having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

• “behind by two points”
• “the 8th inning found the home team trailing”