behindprep/bɪˈhaɪnd/

• 1

  At or to the back or far side of.

  • The children were hiding behind the wall.
  • Behind the garage needs clearing asap.
• 2

  At or to the back or far side of.

  • Behind the smile was a cruel intention.
• 3

  At or to the back or far side of.

  • All my problems are behind me.
• 4

  Less forward or advanced than; after.

  • Smith finished the race a lap behind the others.
  • About the center, and a good way behind the rest, Silver and I followed — I tethered by my rope[…].
• 5

  Less forward or advanced than; after.

  • I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.
  • In the cricket match, England are 120 runs behind India.
• 6

  Less forward or advanced than; after.

  • London is nine hours behind Tokyo.
• 7

  Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.

  • Who is behind these terrorist attacks?
  • Mr Jones was the man behind the redevelopment plan.
• 8

  Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.

  • What is behind this unexpected decision?

behindadv/bɪˈhaɪnd/

• 1

  At or in the rear or back part of something.

  • The water flows out through the pipe, and the sediment collects behind.
• 2

  In a rearward direction.

  • We ran and ran, without once looking behind.
• 3

  So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.

  • The slower runners were left a long way behind.
  • In the cricket match, England finished a long way behind.
• 4

  So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.

  • I couldn't be bothered to carry the ironing board, so I left it behind.
  • He stayed behind after the war.
• 5

  Backward in time or order of succession; past.

  • […] forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before
• 6

  Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.

  • ‘After the performance was over I went behind, and spoke to her.’
• 7

  archaicNot yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

  • We cannot be sure that there is no evidence behind.

behindadj

• 1

  Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.

  • I'm very behind in my schedule.
  • My employer is two paychecks behind on paying my salary.
• 2

  Slow.

  • My watch is behind by four minutes.

behindnoun/bɪˈhaɪnd/

• 1

  The rear, back-end.

  • This part fits under the behind of the vehicle.
  • She sneaked up on me from behind.
• 2

  informalThe buttocks, bottom, butt.

  • I was stung on the behind by a wasp.
  • There was a girl in the mattress factory with me during the war, girl about thirty. A big one, kind of a fat face, big behind to her, big titties, kind of a girl should be human and soft with a man.
• 3

  Synonym of ass (“synecdochic: a person or their body”).

  • Get your lazy behind out of bed!
• 4

  A one-point score.

  • A roar from ten thousand throats go up, For we've kicked another behind.
• 5

  slangball-gamesbaseballgamesThe catcher.

• 6

  In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).