hind

[ hahynd ]

/ haɪnd /

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adjective

situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.

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Origin of hind

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English hinde, hint (adjective) “hind, rear, back,” shortening of bihinde(n) (adverb) “in the rear, in back,” from Old English behindan (preposition and adverb) “behind; from behind, at the back”; cognate with German hinten; see also behind, hinder²

synonym study for hind

See back¹.

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hind²

[ hahynd ]

/ haɪnd /

noun, plural hinds, (especially collectively) hind.

Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.

any of several speckled serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.

Origin of hind

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch hinde, Old Norse, Danish, Swedish hind, Old High German hinta (German, Low German Hinde )

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hind³

[ hahynd ]

/ haɪnd /

noun

a peasant or rustic.

Scot. and North England. a farm laborer.

Origin of hind

First recorded before 1000; alteration of Middle English hine “a household, servants (collectively), a servant,” probably from Old English (Anglian) hīne, hī(g)na, genitive of hīgan (equivalent to West Saxon hīwan “members of a household, domestics”); cf. hide³

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Hind

abbreviation

Hindustani (def. 1).

Other definitions for hind (5 of 5)

Hind.

abbreviation

Hindi.

Hindu.

Hindustan.

Hindustani.

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How to use hind in a sentence

This video shows a bear walking on its hind legs through a New Jersey neighborhood.
Bear Walks Upright, ‘Apparently Kid,’ and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A taxidermic bear stands almost six feet tall on his hind legs with his mouth gaping in a never-ending silent roar.
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So they took the hind legs of the animal and began to drag it the other way.
The Ghosts of Israel’s Past|John Barry|September 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“They rise up on their hind legs when somebody is coming to attack their cubs,” Palin said.
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Perhaps our job, post-election, is to provide a gentle but swift boot in the bee-hind of the party whose mascot is an ass.
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For, at that moment Squinty stood up on his hind legs, as the boy had taught him, and walked over toward the big balloon basket.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Then, as Squinty remembered how he had been taught to stand up on his hind legs, he thought he would do that trick now.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Squinty dropped down on his four legs, since he found that walking on his hind ones brought him no food.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
He usually seizes his prey by the flank near the hind leg, or by the throat below the jaw.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Sometimes he went on four feet and sometimes he stood up straight on his hind feet.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

British Dictionary definitions for hind (1 of 4)

hind¹

/ (haɪnd) /

adjective hinder, hindmost or hindermost

(prenominal) (esp of parts of the body) situated at the back or reara hind leg

Word Origin for hind

Old English hindan at the back, related to German hinten; see behind, hinder ²

British Dictionary definitions for hind (2 of 4)

hind²

/ (haɪnd) /

noun plural hinds or hind

the female of the deer, esp the red deer when aged three years or more

any of several marine serranid fishes of the genus Epinephelus, closely related and similar to the gropers

Word Origin for hind

Old English hind; related to Old High German hinta, Greek kemas young deer, Lithuanian szmúlas hornless

British Dictionary definitions for hind (3 of 4)

hind³

/ (haɪnd) /

noun (formerly)

a simple peasant

(in N Britain) a skilled farm worker

a steward

Word Origin for hind

Old English hīne, from hīgna, genitive plural of hīgan servants

British Dictionary definitions for hind (4 of 4)

Hind.

abbreviation for

Hindi

Hindu

Hindustan

Hindustani

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