Synonyms : arse , ass , backside , bottom , bum , buns , butt , buttocks , can , derriere , fanny , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister , nates , posterior , prat , rear , rear end , rump , seat , stern , tail , tail end , tooshie , tush

Example Sentence

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

Example Sentence

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

Example Sentence

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

Example Sentence

• 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

Synonyms : slow

Example Sentence

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

Example Sentence

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

Synonyms : behindhand , in arrears

Example Sentence

• 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