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Dictionary definition for: Behind

1. (n) 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?"

2. (r) 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"

3. (r) 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 fa

4. (r) of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow" "my watch is running behind"

5. (r) in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies" "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

6. (r) 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"

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