Meaning : The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
Example :
He deserves a good kick in the butt.
Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?.
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
Meaning : Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
Example :
Behind by two points.
The 8th inning found the home team trailing.
Meaning : In or to or toward the rear.
Example :
He followed behind.
Seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front.
The final runners were far behind.
Meaning : Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from.
Example :
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.
Meaning : Of timepieces.
Example :
The clock is almost an hour slow.
My watch is running behind.
Synonyms : slow
Meaning : In or into an inferior position.
Example :
Fell behind in his studies.
Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers.
Meaning : In debt.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : behindhand, in arrears